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New teachers union leaders in Illinois call for tax shift to fund K-12, higher education
New leaders at the Illinois Federation of Teachers include, from left: Pankaj Sharma, secretary-treasurer; Stacy Davis Gates, president; Cyndi Oberle-Dahm,…
4 members of Illinois GOP candidate Darren Bailey’s family killed in helicopter crash
Former State Sen. Darren Bailey, a Republican candidate for governor in 2026, speaks at Republican Day at the Illinois State…
Testimony begins Wednesday in the murder case against former Sangamon deputy
Friends, family and supporters of Sonya Massey gather outside the Peoria County Courthouse on Monday, Oct. 20, during jury selection…
Jeffries’ Illinois redistricting push meets cool reception in Springfield
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks at an Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association brunch in Springfield in August 2025.…
Trump agrees to extend judge’s block on deploying National Guard as Supreme Court weighs case
A group of people in military fatigues walks into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Thursday, Oct.…
Illinois video gambling mogul to seek GOP gubernatorial nomination
The governor’s office is pictured in the Illinois State Capitol. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock) Article Summary Video…
Elections board deadlocks on $10M fine for Senate President Don Harmon
Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, is pictured in the Illinois Senate on May 31, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo…
Pritzker talks city budget, Bears stadium with Chicago business and civic leaders
Gov. JB Pritzker addresses the Economic Club of Chicago on Tuesday, Oct. 21, as his image is projected on a…
Jury chosen in murder trial of former Sangamon County Deputy Sean Grayson
Sean Grayson is pictured in a booking photo. The former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy is charged with first-degree murder and…
Nearly 2 million Illinoisians set to lose SNAP benefits amid congressional stalemate
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has told states SNAP benefits will not be distributed in November if the federal government…
Immigration officials seek to justify use of force on Chicago-area protesters
Several men in U.S. Border Patrol uniforms stand on the roof of an immigration processing center in Broadview, Illinois on…
Trump asks U.S. Supreme Court to allow National Guard deployment in Illinois
A man in military-style fatigues walks outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Oct. 9. National Guard…