Third-party U.S. Senate candidate gives voters an alternative
Third-party Illinois U.S. Senate candidate Whitfield Harrington pitches a centrist alternative in the 2026 race.
Cindy Bailey, GOP candidate’s wife, pushes back on claims in Pritzker ads
Darren Bailey is in the middle of a 17-stop tour to turn out voters ahead of the election.
Southern Illinois Source injects hope into dragging downstate news landscape
The collaborative nonprofit newsroom will fill local news coverage gaps with pros, students working together.
It’s projected to cost ComEd $3.1B to connect data centers to the grid
Six of the data centers will need over $100 million in infrastructure costs to connect to the grid.
State says it will keep 25 mental health beds at Choate, expand regional jobs
The state has scaled back its plans to close 75 minimum-security mental health beds at Choate Developmental Center.
Statewide races: Little-known GOP slate faces uphill battle against mostly incumbent Dems
Democrats have held all statewide offices since 2019.
Proposed closing of 4 low-level prison facilities draws sharp rebuke in Du Quoin
IDOC says the four closures will save a combined $35.9 million in capital costs and $6.5 million in annual operating...
Illinois regulators move to bring video gambling under self-exclusion program
The new rules would also allow new options for cashless wagering.
City To Meet With Police Watchdog Group Over Reports Of ICE Presence In CPD Parking Lots
Several police district councilors are asking the city and a police watchdog to investigate reports of immigration agents using police parking lots…
Chicago Mother Sues ICE Contractor That Jailed Her And Her Baby In A Hotel Room
The lawsuit, which draws on findings from an investigation by Injustice Watch and The Intercept, alleges the contractor and a hotel detained…
Marimar Martinez Sues Feds A Year After Border Patrol Agent Shot Her 5 Times
A reconstruction of the shooting commissioned by Martinez’s legal team found agent Charles Exum was standing to the side of her car…
State’s Attorney Agrees To Meet With Latino Leaders Demanding She Investigate ICE
Immigration advocates have pressed Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke to probe the actions of federal immigration agents during Operation Midway…
