The Latest Breaking News from Illinois

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

“We were in the same political family,” former Illinois Senate President Emil Jones Jr. says. “We were able to elect a county commissioner, we were able to elect state reps, senators — and it all came out of that organization.”

The high-stakes showdown — roughly a month ahead of the election — covered abortion, guns and crime; Pritzker’s handling of the pandemic, and the state’s financial ledgers. But the fast — and at times scattershot — pacing often left viewers without answers about where the candidates stood on those…

With a new $3 million grant, nonprofit Elevate is targeting 100 low-income homes over two years, replacing natural gas appliances with electric units as Illinois phases out fossil fuels that contribute to climate change.

By growing wages, increasing revenues, reducing government assistance costs and relieving pressure on tax rates, the Workers’ Rights Amendment is a valuable policy tool for our state.

The latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters.

Meat processor Tyson Foods will move about 500 corporate employees based in its Chicago office and Downers Grove, Illinois, innovation center to its Springdale, Arkansas, world headquarters, the company said in a news release Wednesday.

Planned Parenthood says Illinois mobile clinic to address rising demand among people in US states where abortion banned.

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