Tributes pour in after Mike Ditka dies, remembering "Da Coach"
After legendary Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka died at the age of 86, tributes and honors poured in from fans, friends, former players, and admirers.
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After legendary Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka died at the age of 86, tributes and honors poured in from fans, friends, former players, and admirers.
As longtime U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky prepares to retire, voters in the 9th District will be choosing between Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss and Arlington Heights pastor John Elleson as her successor in Congress.
President Trump denied Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's request for FEMA disaster assistance for the August storms that devastated Northern and Central Illinois, despite a letter from Republican Rep. Darin LaHood asking for help.
Gov. JB Pritzker declared the entire state a disaster area on Tuesday due to the rising cost of diesel fuel and took executive action aimed at reigning in prices.
Republican U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood is asking President Trump to declare a major disaster so Illinois can receive money to help recover from devastating August storms.
Early voting in Illinois begins 40 days before Election Day, which is Tuesday, Nov. 3 for the 2026 midterm general election.
Former Illinois House Republican leader Jim Durkin announced Monday he is backing Democrat JB Pritzker's re-election as governor, despite their own rocky history.
Hundreds showed up at a special zoning meeting for the proposal on Tuesday night, concerned that the mixed-use development will ruin the charm and character of downtown.
Pulte Homes, the country's third-largest builder, wants to level what they call an aging shopping center to make way for 150 condos, parking, reduce the commercial retail space to match current trends, construct a riverwalk and green space.
From this lab on the Chicago State Campus to the Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park, the first-of-its-kind development is less than five miles from campus.
The two candidates on the ballot who are running for U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly's seat in the 2nd Congressional District come with two very different approaches.
State Farm is hitting Illinois homeowners with another rate hike. The insurance company said severe weather trends are forcing it to raise rates by 8% this fall.
The Oswego Fire Protection District took to social media to clarify that a viral video of firefighters and police helping federal immigration agents did not happen in Illinois.
A 78-year-old southern Illinois woman was scammed out of $318,000 in an elaborate scheme involving gold bars and alleged federal agents.
Arleen Newhouse heads up the home-delivered meals program at the Senior Assistance Center in Norridge, Illinois.
Whether they live right on the water or miles from it, there's one thing these 5,500 lots have in common. They all pay a Master Property Owners Association fee, or MPOA, which helps maintain the lake and its dam.
Two people were taken to the hospital following a small plane crash in Bolingbrook, Illinois, on Tuesday evening.
Voters say their top issues going into the 2026 midterm election are immigration, President Trump's policies, and affordability.
The new federal eligibility changes mean immigrants seeking asylum and those who entered the country through humanitarian parole will also lose health coverage — including those fleeing the war in Ukraine, according to the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
Chicago elected officials and other representatives from Illinois are pushing back on Peoples Gas' proposed $144 million rate hike.
The festival features 14 different productions across 11 venues across Chicago.
After more than 80 years, crews this week demolished a historic bridge that carried travelers across the Mississippi River between Missouri and downstate Illinois.
A new blockade on Wabash and heavy rust stains on Hubbard below are the only signs of the staircase that once stood there.
The self-sanitizing pod is equipped with a power-washing system that cleans and disinfects the toilet and the floor for a few minutes after each use.
Cary police did not say what led to the shooting.
