The Latest Breaking News from Illinois

A settlement filed Monday in Cook County offers a stinging blow to Clearview AI, which has built a facial recognition database with more than 20 billion images ripped from popular websites and apps.

A legal battle over cannabis business licensing in Illinois could overturn the state’s residency requirement, throwing a wrench into the already dysfunctional process and attempts to diversify the industry.

More than 1,000 demonstrators, including Gov. J.B. Pritzker, gathered in downtown Chicago Saturday to rally for abortion rights.

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

The Illinois Black Panther Party held a “Free Huey Newton” rally in Chicago on May 1, 1969. Here’s how and why it went down.

S&P Global Ratings’ warned that “credit pressures remain,” but cited an improvement in the state’s financial flexibility, timely budget adoption and elimination of the bill backlog, as well as recent surplus revenues.

Changes in abortion rights in neighboring states could mean an additional 20,000 to 30,000 people per year will come to Illinois for abortions, said Jennifer Welch, the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Illinois.

Several states that have recently or soon intend to roll out their adult-use cannabis marketplaces hope progressive equity licensing measures pay off, unlike the states before them. New York, New Jersey, Illinois and others aim to address criminal records while prioritizing licensing for drug war victims.

The Democratic Party of Illinois asked the Democratic National Committee to make Illinois one of the first presidential primary states in 2024.