The Latest Breaking News from Illinois

A new poll showed 52% of Illinoisans think state is on wrong track. That’s actually good news.

Residents have overwhelmingly agreed on one thing over the years: Illinois sucks. The new sentiment shows something different.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 28, 2022

Pritzker’s ex-tollway chairman accused in lawsuit of trying to steer contracts, hire pals at agency

The suit accuses now-former Illinois State Toll Highway Authority chairman Will Evans and the agency’s general counsel of meddling in procurement and hiring.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 28, 2022

Final 2022 AP Illinois high school football rankings

This season’s final rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 28, 2022

U.S. Senate forum: Duckworth, Salvi find rare common ground — but it’s in Arlington Heights for Bears stadium

In the forum hosted by the Chicago Sun-Times, WBEZ and WTTW, Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Republican challenger Kathy Salvi disagreed on abortion, guns and a host of issues, but both said they support the Chicago Bears moving from Soldier Field to Arlington Heights.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 28, 2022

Illinois student test scores remain far below pre-pandemic levels in reading and math

Students in all racial and ethnic groups saw their scores drop since 2019, exacerbating historic achievement gaps between white and Asian students and other students of color.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 27, 2022

The hen-to-rooster ratio changed for Illinois’ controlled pheasant hunting, which starts soon

The hen-to-rooster ratio for Illinois’ controlled pheasant hunting program changed this season as sign-up starts.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 27, 2022

Minnesota has become an island of abortion access

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The move, as the crow flies, was about two miles — just across the Red River into Minnesota. But for North Dakota’s last abortion provider, it was a world apart.

Tribune News Service · Oct 27, 2022

Amendment ‘right thing’ for workers? Or ‘government union power play’? Proposal stirs debate on union rights, worker safety

Supporters say the amendment will enshrine collective bargaining rights as fundamental Illinois law and help workers bargain for measures that affect public safety. Detractors call it a power grab by organized labor that will raise the cost of government and, therefore, property taxes.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 27, 2022

Experts: Low Ohio, Mississippi river levels a cause for concern

Experts: Low Ohio, Mississippi river levels a cause for concern

WEKU · Oct 26, 2022

Beyond the heated rhetoric about bail, what else is in the SAFE-T Act?

The massive criminal justice bill that ends cash bail in Illinois also supports crime victims and increases police oversight.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 26, 2022