Officials from Chicago and Illinois are sounding the alarm as the U.S. Department of Education plans to lay off about half of ...

Trump is moving to cut the staff by half and dismantle the department. He’s also going after DEI in higher education and ...

The Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie will close in July 2025 for expansion construction and will add a downtown Chicago ...

John Fulton and Anthony Mitchell were teenagers when they were coerced into giving false confessions in a 2003 murder in ...

Westlake Ace Hardware has agreed to acquire Edgebrook Ace Hardware, a family-owned retailer based in Chicago, Il.

Trans people across the country, from teens to retirees, are eyeing moves to Illinois in the wake of anti-trans executive ...

Imagine Chicago and Illinois without an effective local U.S. attorney’s office over the years. Michael Madigan, we believe, still would be Illinois House speaker. Ed Burke likely would be preening ...

The electric vehicle burst into flames in January 2024​ while charging in the garage at the Fashion Outlets of Chicago in ...

The iconic tradition is set to take place this weekend, setting the stage for a day filled with parties, a parade and more.

Illinois had a record year for solar growth in 2024 and can now draw enough energy from the sun to power 930,000 homes, according to a new report. Illinois added 2.5 gigawatts of solar capacity last ...

Chicago area food pantries could lose millions in federal funding as the U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to freeze over $1 billion that pay for two popular programs. The move will mean less fresh ...