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.

Illinois is preparing to join WHO’s Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network to get direct outbreak intelligence and expert guidance after the U.S. withdrew.

Hundreds of North Side students marched to River Park in a two-hour, student-led anti-ICE rally that organizers said will be paired with civic action.

An Environment committee will vote Feb. 3 on resolutions recognizing a rat‑contraceptive pilot and supporting a Chicago Area Waterway System reclamation study. The items cross public‑health and environmental lines.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a new partnership with Ring and the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence to deliver technology and safety tools to survivors.

Yorkville School District 115 is asking voters to approve a $275 million bond on March 17 to build two new schools and expand Yorkville High; the median homeowner impact is estimated at about $577 a year.

Chicago aldermen approved a broad ban on intoxicating hemp products while carving out a beverage exception that business groups say will hurt neighborhood shops.

Attorney General Kwame Raoul and 20 other attorneys general filed an amicus brief with the 9th Circuit Court to protect the Flores Settlement, opposing the Trump administration's move to prolong child detention in immigration custody.

A Cook County judge found $243 million in transportation‑tax revenue was used improperly, forcing the county to set money aside and raising the prospect of more appeals. The ruling touches reserves and planned projects across the county budget.