NationalMinneapolis: Federal agents shoot and kill a man as more protests eruptUpdated January 26, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Politics & GovernmentIllinois to withhold nearly $500M in spending, citing federal uncertaintyJanuary 25, 2026 at 6:00 AM
ElectionsProgressive Democrat Blaha aims to primary Budzinski in Illinois’ 13thJanuary 21, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Politics & GovernmentIllinois lawmakers’ 2026 legislative theme: affordabilityJanuary 21, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Politics & GovernmentIllinois Medicaid program faces looming funding crisis due to federal changesJanuary 20, 2026 at 4:30 AM
ElectionsWhat a metro-east congresswoman says Democrats must do to win midtermsUpdated January 15, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Politics & GovernmentDuring visit to metro-east, Pritzker says Illinois redistricting hinges on IndianaUpdated January 15, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Politics & GovernmentIllinois among states to sue as Trump seeks forced compliance with gender orderJanuary 14, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Politics & GovernmentU.S. Supreme Court allows Bost to challenge how Illinois counts mail-in ballotsJanuary 14, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Politics & GovernmentTop Democrats say they would consider some changes to Illinois’ SAFE-T ActJanuary 14, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Politics & GovernmentLawsuit puts Illinois on offensive against ‘menacing’ immigration raidsUpdated January 13, 2026 at 8:52 AM
National PoliticsPowell says DOJ is pressuring Fed to change interest rates, warns independence at riskJanuary 12, 2026 at 1:46 PM
IllinoisTrump admin to garnish wages of student loan borrowers, including IL residentsUpdated January 12, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Politics & GovernmentAfter fatal ICE shooting, Illinois Democrats seek Kristi Noem’s impeachmentJanuary 8, 2026 at 5:09 PM
IllinoisThese Illinois vanity license plates among 550 rejected in 2025 for ‘lewd lingo’January 9, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Politics & GovernmentBailey proposes ‘Illinois DOGE’ as Republican governor’s race turns to spendingJanuary 8, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Politics & GovernmentTrump halts $10B in social service, child care funds to Illinois, other blue statesJanuary 7, 2026 at 11:27 AM
National PoliticsRep. Doug LaMalfa, conservative Northern California congressman, dies at 65Updated January 6, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Politics & GovernmentIllinois agency discovered yearslong data breach, then waited months to report itJanuary 6, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Politics & GovernmentIllinois hopes to lure major developments by expanding a bond program statewideJanuary 5, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Politics & GovernmentGun storage requirements, eviction for ‘squatters’ among new IL laws in 2026December 31, 2025 at 4:45 AM