Pritzker presses Pentagon for answers on extended USS Abraham Lincoln deployment
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is pressing the Trump administration for answers about the conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.
Aug 19, 2026Open source
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Pentagon orders "research security audit" at University of Illinois, 29 other schools The University of Ill...
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign confirmed on Tuesday that it recieved a letter from the Department of Defense, which has announ...
Aug 19, 2026Open source
Brazil native, Tuskegee Airman to be honored with historical marker
Brazil native and Tuskegee Airman Major Charles B. Hall will be honored with a historical marker at the corner of Fourth Street and Garfield A...
Aug 18, 2026Open source
Riverside Medical Center ranks among the top rehabilitation hospitals in Illinois
Riverside Medical Center ranks among the top rehabilitation hospitals in Illinois
Aug 18, 2026Open source
Citizens group challenges closed meetings of Macon County data center panel
John Baird, of Illinois People’s Action, hands a sign reading “Nothing about us without us,” to Macon County Administrator Tammy Wilcox...
Aug 18, 2026Open source
Editorial: Another millionaires tax referendum? We have some questions we’d rather ask Chicago voters.
In Illinois, advisory questions have become a mechanism for politicians to reinforce their narrative. Here's what we think voters should have...
Aug 18, 2026Open source
Illinois lawmakers want chaotic 'mega master' hearings at Chicago’s immigration court to end
In a letter to the Department of Justice that relied heavily on recent reporting by the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and...
Aug 18, 2026Open source
Chicago Teachers Union sues Illinois Policy Institute for 'toxic' branding, 'defamatory' claims about audits
The CTU is framing the suit as its president, Stacy Davis Gates, “standing up to the multimillion dollar marketing firm Illinois Policy Inst...
Aug 18, 2026Open source
Kankakee Community College, Joliet Junior College receive additional Illinois Secretary of State funding
Kankakee Community College, Joliet Junior College receive additional Illinois Secretary of State funding
Aug 18, 2026Open source
Downs student named reserve champion at livestock showmanship contest
Sixty-six youth livestock exhibitors competed Aug. 14 for master showmanship titles during the 26th annual Illinois State Fair contest, hosted...
Aug 18, 2026Open source
JB Pritzker’s education record earns him key reelection endorsement from Illinois teachers union
Illinois teachers union endorses JB Pritzker’s reelection as governor as he decides on more funds for CPS budget and a federal tax credit sc...
Aug 18, 2026Open source
'Broadview 6' judge has to decide whether to hold prosecutors accountable after exposing misconduct
U.S. District Judge April Perry is expected to rule on whether to impose sanctions and appoint a special counsel in the tainted case. It's the...
Aug 17, 2026Open source
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