The Latest Breaking News from Illinois

The legislation also expands the Whole Child Task Force, which was created in 2021 to help define and improve trauma-responsive practices in Illinois schools — and to battle systemic racism. The goal is to give Illinois schools the training to identify warning signs of mental illness, trauma and…

Most people can easily spot an inappropriate use of language for what it is and what it isn’t.

Governor JB Pritzker unveils comprehensive multi-year plan to repair and enhance state's transportation systems.

Sales of weed in Illinois are concentrated among a few retailers, according to a Headset study. And the state tacks on taxes.

This trophy was given to the winner for a year from 1928 to 1976. It recently resurfaced.

CO2 pipelines are critical to achieving the Biden administration’s admirable climate reduction goals.

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Cresco Labs and Columbia Care announced Monday the termination of a merger that was originally struck in 2022.

Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Democrat-led Illinois General Assembly have expanded abortion rights in Illinois. Another expansion announced Monday creates a family planning program for people who are otherwise not eligible under Medicaid.

You have a chance to make your feelings known about the utility’s request for a $402 million rate hike at a public hearing Tuesday before the Illinois Commerce Commission.

Chinatown is flourishing in Chicago. But there’s an impediment to progress among Asian Americans in Illinois: a lack of detailed state data on Asians of various ethnic groups.