The Latest Breaking News from Illinois

They contend the controversial law, which would eliminate cash bail in Illinois, is unconditional and improperly ties judge’s hands when deciding the conditions of release for people accused of crimes.

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

The mum, from Illinois, US, died at Niagara Falls State Park on February 12 after she jumped into Niagara Gorge along with her son. He survived but remains in a critical condition

Brenda Mitchell’s son, Kenneth, was shot and killed trying to break up a fight outside a Matteson, Illinois, bar in 2005.

Authorities in New York say the probe is continuing, but they don’t believe it was an accident. The woman died, and the boy is hospitalized in critical condition.

CHICAGO — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, exploring a bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, is scheduled to speak at an invite-only event Monday in Elmhurst to members of Chicago’s Fraternal Order of Police and potentially deliver some rhetorical political payback to Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

Education, human services, pensions and health care would receive a large majority of the governor’s $49.6 billion budget. “I’ve laid out a budget agenda that does everything possible to invest in the education of our children,” he told lawmakers.

An Illinois grand jury has indicted the father of man charged with fatally shooting seven people at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is calling for making preschool available to every 3- and 4-year-old in the state within four years, starting with a $440 million investment to bring 5,000 additional children into the program this fall