A state lawmaker cites a drop in school-based dental visits and has filed legislation to give the state more control over CPS as dentists warn fewer kids are getting care.

ABC7 Chicago, the League of Women Voters and Univision will stream a live Republican Senate primary forum next Wednesday at 7 p.m. featuring three GOP candidates.

A small campaign crypto experiment by Lake County Treasurer Holly Kim has become political ammunition in the Illinois comptroller primary after filings showed the token’s value collapsed. Opponents say the purchase raises questions about fiscal judgment; Kim’s campaign calls it a learning moment.

South and West Side leaders lined up behind Pat Hynes to challenge Fritz Kaegi, centering the race on assessment errors and record tax‑bill spikes that hit homeowners. The endorsements sharpen a high‑stakes primary fight.

CHA canceled a plan to bar the daughter of Commissioner Debra Parker from agency contracts, reviving questions about oversight and family-linked payments.

Mayor Brandon Johnson announced a $46.2M federal package to fund 40 Chicago projects, from parks and transit to lead-pipe replacement and shelters.

As early voting begins, Chicago leaders are sounding the alarm over talk of ICE at polling places and moving to document any federal presence near ballot boxes.

Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson will use a Harvard fellowship to press for the permanent closure of the ICE processing center that has roiled her suburb.

Cook County pushed its first‑installment property tax due date to April 1 after last year’s billing delays. Bills are expected in early March and taxpayers should plan accordingly.

Sen. Laura Fine filed SB2820 to bar ICE hires from state and local law‑enforcement jobs in Illinois; supporters cite accountability and critics warn of staffing impacts.

A federal judge dismissed a whistleblower lawsuit by a former COPA investigator, tossing his federal retaliation claim while leaving state-law options uncertain.

Three seats on Chicago’s Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability are open; applications close Feb. 6 at 11:59 p.m.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a multistate suit challenging the Trump administration's pause on wind permits, saying the freeze risks jobs and state clean-energy plans.