The Latest Breaking News from Illinois

Free money! Illinois Facebook users could be eligible for another payment: Here’s how to apply

Parent company Meta has settled a data privacy lawsuit involving Cambridge Analytica for $750 million. Anyone who’s used Facebook in the past 16 years can file a claim.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 19, 2023

Wrestler sucker punches opponent after loss as police launch probe

A sucker punch resulting in a broken nose following the conclusion of a youth wrestling match in Illinois is reportedly being investigated by police with the lack of sportsmanship being condemned online

Daily Mirror · Apr 19, 2023

With Brandon Johnson at the helm, big shifts are ahead for Chicago Public Schools

CHICAGO — After beating eight other candidates to become Chicago’s next mayor, buoyed by more than $2 million in support from the Chicago Teachers Union, Brandon Johnson will take the helm of Chicago Public Schools with his inauguration May 15 — embarking on a four-year term that will see Illinois’…

Chicago Tribune · Apr 19, 2023

Illinois family of four missing since February found 1,500 miles from home

The Lutz family was found alive and well in Arizona

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2023

Illinois teams up with Indiana and Michigan in an effort to land $1.25 billion to build a clean hydrogen hub

A coalition based in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan has taken the next big step in its bid to obtain up to $1.25 billion in federal funding for a regional clean hydrogen hub intended to reduce planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions.

Chicago Tribune · Apr 17, 2023

To protect our health and environment, limit use of toxic ‘forever chemical’ PFAS

PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ are everywhere, including in some of our drinking water and in cosmetics, and 97% of people carry PFAS in their blood. Illinois legislators are working on proposals to limit PFAS use.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 17, 2023

Commentary: Illinois could lead the Midwest’s remote-work boom with small policy changes

The pandemic ushered in many changes to American life, to the degree that the tax changes it brought were not initially at the forefront of taxpayers’ minds. But with remote work seemingly here to stay, taxpayers are now having to grapple with the fact that while remote work offers new…

Chicago Tribune · Apr 17, 2023

Illinois first lady M.K. Pritzker appointed to committee charged with the preservation of the White House

CHICAGO — Just days after President Joe Biden selected Chicago to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention, his administration said Friday that Illinois’ first lady M.K Pritzker has been appointed to serve on the Committee for the Preservation of the White House.

Chicago Tribune · Apr 15, 2023

Abortion drug limits outside Illinois would further strain providers here, activists say

Court maneuvers to restrict medication abortions will bring even more demand for Illinois procedures, activists at Friday rally in Chicago warn.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 15, 2023

Illinois should ban cruel practice of declawing cats

Declawing is inhumane, a veterinarian writes, and already banned or considered unethical in most of the world.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 15, 2023