The Latest Breaking News from Illinois

Meet Justin Allgaier, NASCAR’s only driver from Illinois in this weekend’s Chicago races

Yes, this means we all have to root for the No. 7 Camaro on Saturday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 27, 2023

Chicago’s minimum wage is increasing July 1. Here’s what to know

Chicago’s minimum wage will increase July 1, hitting $15.80 per hour for many workers across the city.

Chicago Tribune · Jun 27, 2023

Lisa Jarvis: For many women seeking abortions, all roads now lead to Illinois

June 24, 2022, was a devastating day for Jennifer Welsch, the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Illinois. That was the day the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson decision overruled Roe v. Wade, clearing the way for states to ban or severely restrict abortion.

Tribune News Service · Jun 27, 2023

Fix bad customer service at Social Security Administration

Seniors, people with disabilities and AARP are fed up with the poor service. There is no excuse for failing to provide people with the services they need and answers to questions about the Social Security they’ve earned.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 26, 2023

Illinois must hold pawnbrokers accountable for high interest loans to military

No lender in Illinois should be permitted to charge any consumer an interest rate of 243%, but the stakes are especially high when the borrower is a service member protected by federal law.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 26, 2023

Viola Brands looks to drive diversity in Illinois cannabis industry with first Chicago-area pot shop

A Hyde Park entrepreneur in partnership with a pair of former NBA stars were awarded licenses for two pot shops: one opening this week in suburban Broadview and another later this year in Lincoln Park.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 25, 2023

Illinois has had a rich history of auto racing

The first auto race ever held in the United States was flagged off on Nov. 28, 1895, from Jackson Park, near the site of the now Museum of Science and Industry.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 24, 2023

Don’t give up. Keep pushing back against anti-abortion policies.

I’m proud of the work Illinois has done to protect reproductive rights, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton writes. As a mother, I know the fight isn’t over to protect rights for the next generation.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 24, 2023

Pritzker getting heat for scaling back health care program for undocumented immigrants

The sharpest criticism came from activists. “Governor Pritzker is not different from Ron DeSantis hurting the most vulnerable immigrants,” the Healthy Illinois Campaign said in a statement.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 23, 2023

Biden, in Chicago to raise funds Wednesday, to tout his economic achievements

Major “Bidenomics” speech will come against an Illinois backdrop of local governments running cities, counties, public schools and the state benefiting enormously from massive infusions of federal cash.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 23, 2023