The Latest Breaking News from Illinois

Tornado watch in effect for most of northern Illinois

A tornado watch was issued until 8 p.m. for most northern Illinois counties. Severe weather was expected to start in the evening.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 30, 2022

'Snake-like' sea creature washes up beside lake leaving locals disturbed

Robert Loerzel discovered the "furry" remains while strolling at Montrose Beach Dunes in Chicago, Illinois, and has since shared these eerie photographs online

Daily Mirror · Apr 30, 2022

Workers should have the right to raise workplace safety concerns

Workers from carpenters to firefighters routinely work in dangerous environments. And in too many cases their employers are willing to cut corners when it comes to workplace safety.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 30, 2022

Police ticket students for misbehavior

An Illinois law bans schools from fining students, so local police are doing it for them

Salon · Apr 28, 2022

Meta expanding massive $1 billion Illinois data center, set to power everything from Facebook to Instagram beginning next year

Meta, the social media giant formerly known as Facebook, is expanding its massive $1 billion data center under construction in DeKalb to nearly 2.4 million square feet, putting the college town west of Chicago at the center of its metaverse.

Chicago Tribune · Apr 28, 2022

Higher ed got a boost in state budget, so let’s keep the momentum going

The return on this investment is massive, and doubly important as independent colleges and universities in Illinois enroll more students annually than the state’s public universities.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 27, 2022

City Council unanimously approves Deborah Witzburg as Chicago’s new inspector general

Now locked into a four-year term, Witzburg is free to confront what she calls the “debt of legitimacy” created by scandals involving two indicted pols: Ald. Edward Burke and former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 27, 2022

Google to pay $100 million class-action settlement in Illinois biometric privacy lawsuit

Illinois residents who have appeared in a photograph on the Google Photos app within the last seven years may be eligible for a cut of a $100 million class-action privacy settlement reached by Google this month.

Chicago Tribune · Apr 27, 2022

Illinois created a council on fatherhood, so why can’t it get funding?

Numerous studies have shown that children tend to do much better behaviorally and emotionally when both of their parents play a meaningful role in their lives.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 27, 2022

This Illinois golf course was closed for four years, but is slated to re-open this summer

The course closed four years ago after losing $135,000 a year for six years.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 27, 2022