The Latest Breaking News from Illinois

Deadly gusts that lift soil and sand up in the air can lead to massive tragedies, such as the one of last week in Illinois. Dust storms were believed to be rare, but scientists say they are becoming increasingly frequent and deadly

Jeremiah Fears has joined what is becoming a lengthy list of high-level basketball prospects from Illinois who have left the state.

Next year is expected to be a big moment for cicadas, when two major broods — a 17-year group and 13-year group — both emerge in Illinois, potentially wreaking havoc for agriculture.

On May 1, Justice Amy Coney Barrett directed the State of Illinois and the City of Naperville to respond to the emergency application for injunction pending appellate review filed by the National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR). As I explained in "An Opening Judicial Salvo in Defense of Illinois' New…

Brandon Johnson held meetings at the White House and Capitol on Wednesday with the unions that bankrolled his mayoral run hosting a fundraiser for him.

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza’s Chicago cop brother was denied duty disability benefits despite contracting COVID-19 on the job in 2020. Mendoza, who attended Wednesday’s ceremony, wiped away tears as she thanked the governor and others who helped get the bill passed.

Crisis pregnancy centers lure patients with free services, but give women misinformation with the goal of stopping them from having abortions, the chief medical officer of Planned Parenthood of Illinois writes. SB1909 will hold the centers accountable.

The members, in a letter led by Rep. Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia, said they had ‘profound disappointment’ over the relatively small grants Washington has sent to Chicago.

Organizers of the downstate Lincoln Day Dinner say DeSantis will “speak on his successful Florida Blueprint,” as Republicans “fight the radical Progressive Left’s Marxist agenda here in Illinois.” But Gov. J.B. Pritzker said, “DeSantis’ views are not what we call freedom in Illinois.”