In a crowded election, the front-runner typically is whoever the other candidates are targeting. In the Democratic primary for the 8th Congressional District, where incumbent Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi…
Read more A changing Illinois 8th District sets stage for wide-open Democratic primary to replace Rep. KrishnamoorthiFor Maurice Proffit, the arts were always an itch that he had to scratch. As a child, he wanted to be a cartoonist. As a teen, he wanted…
Read more A theater legacy continues in Schaumburg with Maurice Proffit and Dreamscape TheatreDolton Trustee Kiana Belcher is running for the 5th District Cook County Board seat against Harvey Park District Executive Director Kisha McCaskill, who was appointed to the position…
Read more Dolton Trustee Kiana Belcher challenges appointee Kisha McCaskill for 5th District Cook County Board seatPresident Donald Trump’s administration cannot force states to hand over detailed information on people who have applied for or received aid from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a…
Read more A Judge Says She’ll Rule That the US Still Cannot Force States to Provide Data on SNAP RecipientsEven though they have kids who aren’t yet old enough to be in school, educators from Cook County School District 130 are lending a helping hand to parents…
Read more Tots in Cook County District 130 get a head start on school in Families First programA federal judge on Thursday blocked a Trump administration order slashing $600 million in federal grant funding for HIV programs in California and three other states, finding merit…
Read more Judge blocks Trump administration move to cut $600 million in HIV funding from statesColorado filed a lawsuit Wednesday to prevent the Trump administration from canceling more than $20 million in grants for public health. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Health…
Read more Colorado sues to block Trump administration from cutting public health grantsMayor Brandon Johnson’s fight with aldermen about the 2026 budget continued Wednesday as a City Council majority said they are organizing themselves to monitor his administration’s execution of…
Read more Aldermen opposed to Mayor Brandon Johnson on budget announce ‘accountability commission’For nearly eight decades, Illinois’ 9th Congressional District has been a Democratic stronghold with an almost unbroken tradition of Jewish representation — a political lineage stretching back to…
Read more Illinois 9th District race tests long Jewish legacy in 15-way Democratic Party fight to succeed SchakowskyAccording to the Greater Chicago Food Depository, one in five households in Chicago is experiencing food insecurity. Recent federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are…
Read more ‘Divine Nine’ members unite to fight food insecurity during repacking competitionState Rep. Bob Rita was among those who testified Friday in the trial of a Tinley Park political operative who stands accused of sending obscene and harassing text…
Read more Rep. Bob Rita testifies in trial over alleged obscene text messages, harassment by Tinley Park political operativeNEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is detailing cases in which anti-ICE agitators actively helped criminal illegal…
Read more DHS says anti-ICE agitators helped child rapists, gang members evade deportationA little less than six weeks before the March 17 primary election, Democratic Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon urged mail-in voters on Wednesday to return their ballots early amid a…
Read more Cook County clerk urges early mail-in voting amid USPS postmark change before March 17 primaryThe Illini Republicans club at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is facing backlash after posting an illustration on social media of a masked gunman holding a weapon…
Read more U. of I. Republicans club faces backlash for post supporting ICE: ‘Only traitors help invaders’On Nov. 25, 2020, the day before Thanksgiving, responders rushed to a house fire in Mt. Morris, Illinois. They discovered 27-year-old Melissa Lamesch inside, dead on the floor…
Read more Did an Illinois firefighter have a secret he was willing to kill for?This story originally aired on Nov. 30, 2024. It was updated on Jan. 31, 2026. Before the fire that set Melissa Lamesch‘s home ablaze on Nov. 25, 2020,…
Read more Illinois firefighter accused of staging a house fire to cover up a murder — and a secretDETROIT, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has signed an executive order directing the city’s police department to investigate any alleged illegal activity by federal immigration…
Read more Chicago Mayor Tells Police to Probe Allegations of Illegal Activity by Immigration AgentsDetective Sergeant Chris Johnson always kept his health in mind. He knew he had a family history of high blood pressure, so he made sure to stay active…
Read more A police officer thought he had a muscle cramp. He ended up fighting for his life.The three leading Democratic candidates vying for the March 17 primary nomination to the U.S. Senate agreed Thursday night the nation is facing a constitutional crisis and hurled…
Read more Illinois Democratic hopefuls for US Senate agree Trump poses constitutional crisis but other differences emergeSean Grayson has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murder of Sonya Massey in Sangamon County, Illinois, in 2024. Jericka Duncan has details and new…
Read more Sonya Massey’s family reacts to ex-deputy’s sentencing