The Latest Breaking News from Illinois

We taxpayers must ensure that our money is spent in ways that support the dignity and humanity of the children in the system, an activist from LIVE FREE Illinois writes.

Red state busybodies are coming for Maybelline, iconic Chicago brand.

Imagine AV Technology's content director and webcast moderator, Cindy Davis' surprise (being kind) when panelist Nic Milani, of Epiphan Video fame, appeared on the webcast platform from inside a tent sitting atop his pickup truck, on the shores of the Illinois River, in the middle of nowhere in central Illinois.

Federal funding cuts of over 50% are coming July 1. The state Legislature must increase its investment in services for survivors of sexual violence, advocates write.

Three projected first-round picks, including Illinois’ Devon Witherspoon, said they’ve had minimal interaction with the team. The Bears pick No. 9 overall.

Three stories of young anglers in mid-April with successes that bodes well for the future of the outdoors and fishing around Chicago.

A judge ordered the company to make the payments to 35 employees in Illinois and Indiana who worked at five franchises from May 2019 to June 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

The lights were visible Sunday in certain parts of the state.

Melissa McCarthy is out front on this year’s People magazine “Beautiful Issue.” The “Bridesmaids” star says being on the cover “felt like it was saying something really lovely to my younger self, to my 20-year-old self. Maybe to other people, too.” People on Tuesday revealed McCarthy’s selection and the cover…

After spiking during the pandemic, Illinois saw 1,280 traffic fatalities in 2022, a 4% drop from the 1,334 deaths in 2021.

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi needs to examine how his model works in gentrifying communities.