The Chicago Board of Ethics ordered Paul Vallas to pay $214,000 after finding his campaign accepted donations from people doing business with the city.

As book bans climbed nationwide in 2024–25, Illinois’ 2023 law ties state library grants to the ALA Bill of Rights, creating a funding-based brake on removals. PEN America’s new data shows the scope of the national trend.

A Sun-Times/WBEZ review found many Illinois public colleges haven’t met HB1312’s requirements to post contacts and document interactions with federal immigration agents. Students say missing or buried information leaves them uncertain where to turn.

A treasurer’s half‑page insert mailed with thousands of Kane County tax bills prompted complaints that it read like a campaign flier and spurred reviews by local authorities.

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton visited a Dolton food pantry as federal SNAP work‑requirement changes took effect, cutting benefits for roughly 150,000 Illinoisans.

A helicopter touched down at Roesner Park for the park director's daughter's prom, drawing citations and a city legal review.

Stickney is mourning Mayor Jeff Walik after local reports confirmed his death. The village and residents are reacting to the loss.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s family stars in a new reality series funded by a nonprofit whose sponsor page lists companies the DOT regulates. Critics and ethics experts say the arrangement raises troubling optics.

City records and federal trackers show roughly $80–95 million in unspent pandemic grants. Officials call it responsible budgeting while critics warn of lost programs.

At a University of Chicago event, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defended her 'you can't earn a billion dollars' line and tied it to market power, tax and antitrust reforms.

District 204 approved a four-year teachers contract that includes early pay bumps, a higher starting salary and CPI-linked raises for later years.

Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee told CNBC that April’s payrolls show the job market is holding, but sticky inflation keeps the Fed cautious about cuts.

Federal regulators and the DOJ are probing hundreds of millions in well‑timed oil bets placed minutes before major Iran‑related announcements, data show.