Gov. JB Pritzker signed a government‑efficiency package that elevates the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission to a cabinet department and shifts the Human Rights Commission. Sponsors say services will continue while agencies prepare to implement changes through mid‑2027.

A surge of petition challenges threatens to knock dozens of Chicago school‑board hopefuls off the November ballot.

Gov. Pritzker confirmed four new Prisoner Review Board members and pulled a nomination as reforms continue after a fatal early‑release case. Changes aim to shift the board’s makeup toward criminal‑justice experience.

A Change.org petition seeks to rename Wabash Ave "Barack Hussein Obama Ave," shifting Trump Tower's address as the Obama Presidential Center opens this Friday.

The DOJ moved to intervene in a federal suit over Evanston’s $25,000 reparations awards, saying the race‑based housing and cash payments may violate federal law.

A mayoral working group released a report urging housing, workplace and health‑care changes to reduce barriers facing trans Chicagoans.

Ald. Ray Lopez has filed a City Council resolution urging the Park District to rename Northerly Island for Pope Leo XIV and repurpose the old Meigs Field terminal. The idea would need Park District sign‑off and a public process.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker will sign a record $55.9B Illinois budget in Chicago that pairs modest school and safety‑net funding with new taxes on social media, targeted ads, crypto and fantasy sports.

Photos and video show federal agents smashing a car window and detaining someone during December immigration sweeps in Chicago, reigniting protests and court oversight.

Trustees approved an agreement to pay for a U.S. Census special count that officials say could lift Oswego’s official population above 40,000 and add roughly $1.5M a year.

Illinois lawmakers used DACA’s 14th anniversary to press for citizenship pathways and warned a recent BIA ruling has weakened procedural protections for Dreamers.

Kane County’s Human Services Committee is weighing a plan to stop covering GLP‑1 weight‑loss drugs for county employees while keeping diabetes coverage, a move officials say could save about $1.5M.

Illinois distributed nearly $25M to 434 independent pharmacies under a new PBM‑fee fund, giving roughly $56,900 per eligible store to shore up rural and underserved pharmacies.