Cook County prosecutors say abusers filmed survivors leaving protective-order hearings to scare them off testifying.

At Uptown's Bezazian branch, workers stacked backlogged returns in a community room while waiting weeks for delivery trucks.

Park Ridge approved a public mural program in a split vote, but new rules draw a hard line between civic art and advertising.

Chicago’s budget director is out after just days of upheaval on the city’s finance team, leaving Mayor Brandon Johnson to defend City Hall’s stability.

Evanston is choosing regulation over a sweepstakes-machine ban, with strict limits and a final vote ahead.

Ald. Byron Sigcho-López is suing after Illinois officials removed him from the 4th District ballot over challenged petition signatures. The case takes aim at the state’s independent-candidate rules.

Francesca Hong’s South Milwaukee rally paired a polling frontrunner with Ilhan Omar and Hasan Piker as Wisconsin Democrats head toward a chaotic primary.

Chicago’s immigration court issued 6,012 in-absentia removal orders in June as mega hearings crowded dockets and advocates warned of missed notices.

Connie Anderson will temporarily fill a Far South Side school board seat she is already seeking in November.

Sen. Dick Durbin is convening a Washington forum on alleged medical failures, deaths and oversight gaps in ICE detention.

Illinois lawmakers unanimously approved a bill giving the Secretary of State more power to suspend rogue tow operators. The measure is awaiting Gov. JB Pritzker's decision.

Chicago is turning its firearm purchasing power into a public-safety tool as Mayor Brandon Johnson prepares to sign a new procurement order.

CPS added $85 million in projected TIF funds to its tentative FY27 budget — a move the district says could stave off unpaid furloughs while unions push for permanent revenue.