Protesters set up tents outside the Governor’s Mansion in Springfield Monday as part of an ongoing series of demonstrations to call on politicians to address poverty and systemic racism. The […]
The City of Chicago reached a tentative agreement in a lawsuit by the family of Bettie Jones, who was killed by Chicago Police in 2015. Jones was shot by Officer […]
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s Chief of Staff resigned Wednesday after being accused of mishandling sexual harassment cases, bullying, and harassment. Sherri Garrett, an account technician in the House, said […]
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis was undergoing brain surgery as part of cancer treatment on Wednesday. The CTU President was first diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2015, and suffered a […]
Chicago Police shot and killed a 24 year-old man in Bronzeville last night during what they say was an “armed confrontation.” Police officials alleged that Maurice Granton Jr ran from […]
The Illinois Legislature sent a bill to Governor Bruce Rauner’s desk this week that eases up some regulations on medical marijuana and allows it to be prescribed as an alternative […]
Chicago Police officials say they’re investigating an incident where a 10-year old boy was handcuffed while being detained. Cell phone video captured on Friday shows officers handcuffing the boy while […]
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner said that former governor Rod Blagojevich is “where he belongs.” Rauner was asked what he thought about potential clemency for Blagojevich on Tuesday, an idea that […]
Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida who survived a deadly mass shooting that killed 17 announced the kick off for a bus tour they say will […]
McDonald’s Corp officially opened the doors of its new corporate headquarters in the West Loop on Monday, dropping a 70-foot tall and 470-foot wide wrap covered in Big Macs to […]
For the first time since he took office, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner approved a full budget on Monday afternoon at a press event at the Thompson Center in Chicago. “Today […]
Billionaire gubernatorial candidate JB Pritkzer surpassed Governor Bruce Rauner in campaign fundraising over the weekend after donating $25 million more into his campaign fund, bringing his war chest up to […]