Illinois gas tax increase now in effect will hit some drivers especially hard
The tax is up just 2 cents compared with Sunday. But it is quite a jump compared with the Illinois gas seven years ago.
Former Chicago alderman Ed Burke sentenced to 2 years in prison for corruption
In December, a federal jury convicted Burke on 13 of 14 counts against him, including racketeering conspiracy, federal program bribery, and attempted extortion.
Jabs between Trump, Pritzker heat up ahead of RNC in Milwaukee
Pritzker had become perhaps the loudest and most colorful Trump critic in the Democratic party.
City of Chicago launches reparations task force
Chicago's Mayor's move comes as New York's Governor and legislators in California have also addressed the matter.
Ed Burke, 80, deserves 10 years in jail, federal prosecutors argue
In court documents, prosecutors said the sentence is required to "protect the public from his future criminal acts." Burke is scheduled to be sentenced on June 24.
Former President Obama visits construction site of his presidential library
The Obama Presidential Center, just blocks from Lake Michigan at 62nd Street, made news as some criticized it for taking over green space and potentially pricing some residents from the neighborhood.
Attorneys for former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke seek to get some of his convictions overturned
These are long-shot political moves aimed at trying to knock down convictions that are likely to put Burke behind bars for the rest of his life.
DCFS stops sending kids to Aunt Martha's after abuse allegations
One man who worked at Aunt Martha's through a third-party security firm was charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse against a 14-year-old girl.
More plaintiffs say they were abused in Illinois juvenile detention centers
The more than 100 new plaintiffs in a lawsuit added to previous allegations of abuse, some of which happened as late as 2019.
Illinois lawmakers pass $53 billion budget, nix 1% grocery tax
The spending plan, which still requires Gov. JB Pritzker's signature, also includes $350 million more for schools, $182 million for migrant shelters and services.
City Council votes to keep ShotSpotter, but Mayor Brandon Johnson insists it will still go away
"My position is actually quite clear. My authority is quite clear that this passage of whatever it was has no bearing on my executive authority," Johnson said.
Youth curfew remains in effect this summer at Millennium Park
Mayor Brandon Johnson has voiced opposition to it in the past, as has the American Civil Liberties Union.
Illinois law would crack down on drivers idling in arrival lanes at O'Hare
Many view the window of time during which they wait for a traveler as an invitation to break the law—and idle on the side of the terminal access road.
Should Chicago Public Schools get the billions they said they deserve?
"We are not intimidated or swayed by the bullying tactics of Brandon Johnson and Stacy Davis Gates and their members. We are actually tired of it."
Pro-Palestinian protesters come face-to-face with Israeli Independence celebration in Chicago
Chicago Police were on high alert as the two sides met in the heart of the Loop Tuesday, using the event as a dry run for what is expected to be an even more heated Democratic National Convention this summer.