The state of Illinois saw a 116% increase in the number of people experiencing homelessness in early 2024, with most of that increase taking place in Chicago, federal officials announced late last ...

Chicago faith leaders and advocates are reportedly coordinating to protect undocumented immigrants after Trump officials vow ...

A massive winter storm is set to hammer a wide swath of the United States on Sunday and into Monday, while lake-effect snow could impact Chicago’s commute.

Because the flag directive lasts through Tuesday, Jan. 28, flags will be lowered during President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday, Jan. 20. The last time this occurred was in 1973, when the ...

It’s not often citizens get to see presidents up close and personal, but back when I was teaching in Illinois’ capital city ...

During the traffic stop near mile marker 44, the driver, a Jordanian national who lives in Illinois, indicated that there was an explosive device inside the commercial vehicle. All six lanes of I-85 ...

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is currently accepting applications for the 2025 DCFS Scholarship Program. Through the program, a minimum of 53 academic scholarships ...

Illinois U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth said she’s "incredulous" over halting the original federal government spending bill that included a policy that would have allowed for ethanol to be mixed with ...

Latino communities in Chicago are bracing for a President Donald Trump administration crackdown on illegal immigration: a campaign promise that will likely be carried out by a Republican Congress.

Family, friends, and fellow officers gathered Friday to lay fallen Illinois State Trooper Clay Carns to rest. Carns, a 35-year-old husband and father of two, was hit and killed while on duty by a ...

Members of the 119th Congress took their oath of office Friday including Illinois’ members of Congress. But before members of the U.S. House of Representatives could be sworn in, they had to elect a ...

Once ranked tops in the country for entry level wage growth over inflation, in 1935, Illinois has fallen to No. 39 compared ...