A cease-and-desist letter accuses ad firm Good Influence of soliciting paid attacks tied to the Chicago school board race.

District 131 will spend nearly $10 million more than last year while enrollment keeps sliding toward 12,000 students.

Park Ridge sits below the state's 10% threshold, and officials debate whether density incentives should come with housing requirements.

CBP withdrew from a UIC career fair after Mexican Students de Aztlán objected to a recruitment email inviting accounting students to join Border Patrol.

Delia Ramirez says her Reimagining Safety Act would redirect immigration enforcement dollars to Chicago family programs. Its odds in Congress remain long.

Gov. JB Pritzker says a diabetes diagnosis led him to begin insulin and take a GLP-1 drug, followed by an 80-pound weight loss.

Bill Quinlan, a week into his own mayoral bid, wants Giannoulias, Quigley, Pappas and Cardenas to pick one race or lose both.

Planners voted 4-3 against a new Tiffany Road early learning center, but the village board still gets the final say.

Illinois officials warn new federal work requirements starting in 2027 could strip coverage from up to 15% of enrollees.

A New York appellate court sided with the Chicago museum, but the fight over the $1.25 million drawing isn't over.

Brandon Johnson calls the anti-business label “laughable,” while Willie Wilson says minority firms still get shut out of city contracts.

Nearly 50 advocates gathered outside Gov. JB Pritzker’s office, arguing Illinois’ no-parole system defies the state constitution.

Board members admitted deep distrust of the executive office before unanimously approving a strategic plan with recommendations on onboarding, senior care and water use.