Today, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, and Ambassador Susan Rice, Assistant to the President and Domestic Policy Advisor, met with the historic…
A rapid jump in COVID-19 cases in Illinois’ and Vermont’s metropolitan areas has led the regions to overtake New York’s top cities and suburbs as hot spots for the new BA.2 variant, The Hill reported…
Richard Irvin, the mayor of Aurora, told Newsmax on Thursday that he reduced crime in the Illinois city by supporting the “men and women in blue.” “Showing that you got the backs of those men…
The FBI on Saturday raided the headquarters of a COVID-19 testing company in Illinois over complaints of false or late test results, NBC News reports.
An Illinois school district is responding to outrage about an “After School Satan Club” flyer circulating for a meeting, saying it will not “discriminate against any groups.”
Former President Donald Trump endorsed Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., on Saturday for her 2022 reelection campaign.
At least two people were killed, and others injured when the roof of an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Ill., collapsed during Friday’s severe storms that cut a swath of death and destruction through several states.
Illinois Democrats have proposed a new set of gerrymandered congressional maps that would cut the number of Republican House seats from three to five, including eliminating the seat held by Rep. Adam Kinzinger, the GOP…
A new congressional map being rolled out in Illinois is expected to eliminate Rep. Adam Kinzinger’s district, forcing him to seek other ways to remain in public office next year, including running…
Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. violated Illinois anti-bias law by denying a transgender woman employee access to the women’s bathroom, a state appellate court ruled in a case of first impression.Meggan Sommerville’s sex is “unquestionably female”…
One Illinois school district struggling to fill vacant positions has started hiring international candidates, reports CNN.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill on Friday requiring public schools to teach Asian-American history, the first such step by a U.S. state amid rising concerns about violence against people of Asian descent.The bill…
Illinois’ primary election will be moved from March to June next year under a voter access expansion recently signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
A massive fire at a chemical plant in northern Illinois spurred the governor to deploy the National Guard to the area as local residents were evacuated. No injuries have been reported.The industrial fire broke out…
Evanston, Illinois, on Monday became the first U.S. city to make reparations available to its Black residents for past discrimination and the lingering effects of slavery. The Chicago suburb’s City Council voted 8-1 to distribute…