The Latest Breaking News from Illinois

Melissa McCarthy is out front on this year’s People magazine “Beautiful Issue.” The “Bridesmaids” star says being on the cover “felt like it was saying something really lovely to my younger self, to my 20-year-old self. Maybe to other people, too.” People on Tuesday revealed McCarthy’s selection and the cover…

After spiking during the pandemic, Illinois saw 1,280 traffic fatalities in 2022, a 4% drop from the 1,334 deaths in 2021.

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi needs to examine how his model works in gentrifying communities.

We're recapping the best New Orleans Saints undrafted free agent signings since 2006, from Pierre Thomas to Rashid Shaheed and everyone in-between:

Observing wood duck matting and nesting behavior on Chicago’s North Side, three Chicago-area Bassmaster all-staters and a question on handling invasive fish in Illinois are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul signed a friend-of-the-court brief supporting Army veteran James Rudisill, who says the VA shortchanged him out of GI Bill benefits he earned over multiple service periods.

Republican-backed culture warrior candidates fare poorly in Illinois and Wisconsin, offering hope to the left

Some Kia, Hyundai models lack engine immobilizers, making them easy to steal. Viral TikTok videos showing how to hot wire the cars have led to a spike in thefts.

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Presenting the top 150 prospects for the 2023 NFL draft from Draft Wire's Jeff Risdon

Former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, who served Illinois’ 11th Congressional District and later the 16th from 2011 to early this year, is one of the Republican Party’s most significant truth tellers. Kinzinger is now a political commentator. In his blistering farewell address to Congress in December, Kinzinger said: “Where Republicans…