Evanston parents fear budget cuts could eliminate School Age Child Care program
The Evanston Skokie School District 65 needs to slash over $6 million, and the future is uncertain for the district-run childcare program.
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The Evanston Skokie School District 65 needs to slash over $6 million, and the future is uncertain for the district-run childcare program.
The Living Wage for All Act would gradually increase the minimum wage to $25 an hour by 2031.
The current minimum wage is $7.25 and hasn't increased since 2009.
According to the Illinois Department of Health, nearly all vaccines are “at or above” the desired 95% immunization goal to prevent disease spread. Diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, and polio had rates below the 95% mark.
The Will County Coroner's Office identified the victim as 31-year-old Aaron Lee Vidales Jr. of Joliet.
According to authorities, the man allegedly used the Ohio Turnpike while evading tolls from April 2024 to April 2026, depriving the turnpike of thousands of dollars during that period.
As many as 150,000 Illinois SNAP participants will lose their benefits on Friday due to new, stricter eligibility rules in the Trump Administration's "One Big Beautiful Bill."
An Illinois commission investigating Chicago immigration crackdown Operation Midway Blitz recommended prosecuting some federal agents for alleged misconduct. Whether that's actually possible isn't clear.
The body was taken to the Kane County Coroner's Office for further investigation and identification.
Illinois Democrats resoundingly decried the Supreme Court's decision Wednesday that significantly weakens the Voting Rights Act.
The Illinois House passed its version of the mega projects bill last week with a 78-32 vote. It is now in the hands of the Illinois Senate.
The attorney's office said that a seventh suspect was arrested on Tuesday morning, and a criminal complaint will be submitted to the court for his alleged role.
The attorney's office said that a seventh suspect was arrested on Tuesday morning and charges are pending.
Initial reports indicated that a Naperville police officer found a vehicle that was wanted in connection with a missing person who was reportedly experiencing a mental health crisis.
ISP said that both the driver and a Warrenville Police fired shots, resulting in the driver suffering a gunshot wound.
An Illinois panel investigating the Trump administration's aggressive immigration crackdown in Chicago last year on Monday released never-before-seen video from the perspective of both those targeted in federal raids and the agents carrying them out.
Venues like the Lyric Opera, the Auditorium Theatre, the Joffrey Ballet, and the Harris Theater for Music and Dance are counting on a new bill to ban speculative ticketing.
Illinois State Police say the crash happened just after 5 a.m. on Sunday in the southbound lanes at black road in Joliet.
The Lake County Sheriff's office said on Friday, around 3 p.m., deputies responded to a report of a person who asked a 14-year-old girl to engage in a sexual act.
A mother in southwest suburban Morris, Illinois, is fighting for stiffer penalties for adults charged with grooming children. Some local lawmakers agree, saying Illinois' current law is too weak and puts kids in danger.
Severe weather season has been off to a very active start in Illinois, with everything from flooding, hail, and damaging winds, and the most tornadoes of any state in the nation so far.
While Illinois ranked fourth for 3-year-old enrollment, the state was 20th for 4-year-old enrollment.
To cope with Lilly's absence, her father, Anthony, put pink ribbons on his lawn and asked others all over Glenview to do the same, and they listened.
As of April 22, the preliminary count for tornadoes across the state of Illinois stands at 101 and counting, easily leading the entire country by far.
It's less than six inches shy of the record set back in 2017, but that doesn't mean people's backyards, garages, and crawl spaces aren't soaked.
