Contract talks between Prime Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois could push eight Chicago-area hospitals out‑of‑network, risking higher bills for many patients.

La Porte County deputies say gusty west winds downed or damaged two commercial vehicles on SR 39 near Young Road and on CR 1500 South; deputies are investigating.

A woman was found dead Friday in an alley in West Garfield Park; detectives have opened a death investigation and the victim has not been identified.

Chicago’s school board sued the U.S. Department of Education after federal officials halted magnet‑school grant awards tied to two civil‑rights probes. The board says the cut was unlawful and will harm magnet programming.

A Carterville school employee was placed on leave after an FBI tip from Nov. 2024 was forwarded to local police and later became a criminal probe. Parents and officials are pressing for answers.

Windy storms Sunday, then colder with snow Monday in parts of northwest Illinois.

Federal regulators ordered four trucking firms off the road after investigators traced their DOT numbers to an Indiana crash that killed four Amish men. The shutdown is part of a widening FMCSA probe into a suspected chameleon‑carrier network.

HydraVault has begun work on a 20MW AI data center in Chicago’s South Loop after a 'minor change' zoning approval. Neighbors and policy groups say they were kept in the dark.

A Zion man was arrested after detectives say hundreds of child‑sexual‑abuse videos were seized from his home; he faces 10 enhanced felony counts. Authorities say more charges may follow as forensics continue.

Oregon-based Grown Rogue is leasing the shuttered PharmaCann cultivation site in Dwight and plans to restart operations and jobs in 2026, pending state approval.

Illinois EPA rejected a plan to cap coal ash at Joliet's Lincoln Stone Quarry, citing gaps in groundwater monitoring and funding. Advocates called it a win.

Strong winds tore part of the roof off Walsh Academy in Niles Friday, forcing a campus closure and prompting inspections; no injuries were reported.

The Chicago Board of Education narrowed the search for a new CPS CEO to Macquline King, Meisha Porter and Sito Narcisse as community and mayoral interviews loom.