Gov. JB Pritzker backs ban on cell phones in Illinois school classrooms
"More focus on learning will bring even greater success for kids across the state," Pritzker said.
Chicago Bears raising season ticket prices by an average of 10% for 2025
"I am confident we are on target to build the Chicago Bears into a championship-caliber franchise celebrating sustained success our fans have earned and deserve," Bears president Kevin Warren wrote in a letter to season ticket holders.
Faculty at several Chicago colleges protest planned cuts to federal research grants
Professors, researchers and faculty from at least four Chicago universities said, without grants from the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, everyone's health will suffer.
D.C. plane crash victim's family files $250M claim against FAA and U.S. Army
"The passenger families on that aircraft demand justice, they demand answers, and they demand accountability, and they're entitled to that," attorney Bob Clifford said.
Critics stall final vote on Mayor Johnson's $830M infrastructure bond issue
The mayor's bond plan has sparked intense debate over its potential long-term impact on the city's finances, in particular after recent credit downgrades.
Mother of 6-year-old taken during West Side carjacking says he was asleep
A day after her 6-year-old son was abducted when carjackers stole her car at gunpoint, a mother was speaking out Tuesday about her ordeal.
Indiana House Speaker's proposal to absorb 33 Illinois advances
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has dismissed the proposal to redraw the Illinois-Indiana border as a stunt.
Man critically wounded in drive-by shooting outside Blue Line stop in Austin
Police said a 30-year-old man was on the sidewalk in the 700 block of South Cicero Avenue around 10:40 a.m., when someone in a black Nissan pulled up and started shooting.
New Zealand All Blacks to face Ireland in Soldier Field rugby rematch
Ireland defeated the All Blacks for the first time in their 111-year history at Soldier Field in 2016. Since then, they've played 10 times, with each team claiming five victories.
Planned Parenthood of Illinois expands access to abortion pill through app
Patients can use the PPDirect app to get birth control, emergency contraception, treatment for UTIs, at-home testing for STIs, and medication abortion.
Metra delays expected after pedestrian hit by freight train
Service has since returned to normal on the BNSF, Milwaukee District North, Union Pacific Northwest, and Union Pacific West lines.
Woman crashes car into icy Lake Michigan near Grant Park
Police said a 26-year-old woman was headed south on DuSable Lake Shore Drive near Balbo Drive around 7:40 p.m., when she veered off the road and her blue sedan plunged into Lake Michigan.
FBI investigating attempted bank robbery in Niles
Niles police said, just before 9:30 a.m., a suspect walked into a Fifth Third Bank branch on Golf Road, announced a robbery to a bank employee, and said, "I have a gun."
Former White Sox closer Bobby Jenks battling cancer; lost California home to wildfires
"Now it's time to do what I got to do to get myself better and get myself more time, however you want to look at it," Jenks told MLB.com in an interview. "I'll tell you one thing: I'm not going to die here in Portugal."
Aurora marks 6 years since 5 killed in mass shooting at Henry Pratt plant
Abigail Parks, whose husband was killed in the shooting, said in the six years since the tragedy, the city of Aurora has rallied to support her and her 6-year-old son.