Illinois GOP Senate candidates take stage in first major debate
Don Tracy, Jeannie Evans and Casey Chlebek made their case to flip Dick Durbin’s seat.
Joe Biden
Student loan borrowers in Illinois could face federal, state ‘tax bomb’ in 2026
Some student loan borrowers could be facing a “devastating” tax problem, advocate says.
State high court rejects challenge to wind-generated transmission line
The transmission line project still faces a major question.
Needling Trump as 2028 looms: Inside JB Pritzker’s all-of-the-above media strategy
Pritzker did nearly 100 one-on-one interviews in 2025 and less than a quarter of them were with Illinois outlets
Appeals court won’t release detained immigrants amid warrantless arrest scrutiny
Split opinion allows consent decree to continue but says lower judge erred.
Appeals court weighs release of immigration detainees to electronic monitoring
The court is weighing whether roughly 400 immigrants arrested during Midway Blitz should be released to electronic monitoring.
Pritzker to tell Congress ‘both parties are to blame’ for broken immigration system
Gov. JB Pritzker was summoned to testify to the U.S. House Oversight Committee on Thursday about “sanctuary state” laws.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s Illinois stop on immigration laws called ‘publicity stunt’
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem criticized Illinois’ immigration policies during a visit Wednesday in Springfield.
Social Security rescinding its plan to end phone-based filing called a win for Illinois seniors
With the latest policy update from the Social Security Administration, beneficiaries once again can access their benefits by phone.
Trump administration blocks more than $400M in funding for Illinois health programs
The Trump administration is taking back more than $400 million in funding for Illinois health agencies that was either promised ...
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