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Daphne Williams, director of the Smarty Pants Early Learning Center in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood, reads to children on Jan. 7, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Child care providers and parents worry about federal freeze of $1B for Illinois. ‘It really helps these parents.’

January 8, 2026 at 9:55 a.m.

Child care professionals, parents, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker and other local leaders expressed horror Wednesday after the federal government announced that it would freeze about $10 billion in funding for...

The new entrance and visitors center under construction at the Illinois Capitol building in Springfield, Nov. 7, 2023. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

$350M Illinois Capitol renovation nears completion following weather delays

January 1, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The second major overhaul of the Capitol in just over a decade will include updated offices and enhanced security, as well as a refurbished Senate chamber finished last year.

Inspector General Deborah Witzburg, center, speaks with aldermen after a committee meeting on April 16, 2025, at City Hall. “We can say with some confidence that there were inadequate controls around the PPP loan program and widespread fraud,” Witzburg told the Tribune. “ (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Hundreds of public employees investigated by the state of Illinois improperly took millions in PPP loans

December 29, 2025 at 4:14 p.m.

Without naming individuals, the report listed more than 100 state employees who received more than $2.8 million in PPP loans.

The Senate finishes an invocation before a floor session at the Illinois Capitol during the legislative session on Oct. 30, 2025, in Springfield. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

New Illinois laws taking effect in 2026 touch on policing, expand abortion access and regulate some AI use

December 28, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Beginning Jan. 1, roughly 300 new laws will take effect regarding public safety, reproductive rights, higher education, environmental protection and the role of emerging technologies.

Texas National Guard members walk outside of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility in Broadview on Oct. 9, 2025. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Supreme Court deals Trump a defeat on bid to deploy National Guard in Illinois

December 23, 2025 at 6:17 p.m.

The conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request from President Donald Trump's administration to allow the Republican president to deploy National Guard troops to Illinois while a lower...

Traffic moves along I-80/I-94 on Dec. 17, 2025, near the Indiana border in Lansing. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)

Illinois lawmakers skeptical about Chicago Bears possibly moving to Indiana, while Hoosier leaders tee up the football

December 18, 2025 at 7:10 p.m.

The Chicago Bears announced they will consider moving to Indiana if they can't get the deal they want in Illinois. Illinois lawmakers are skeptical.

The Marseilles National Guard Training Center in Marseilles on Nov. 20, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

President Donald Trump keeping 300 Illinois National Guard troops federalized until April despite no missions

December 17, 2025 at 4:06 p.m.

Initially federalized in October for 60 days, the 300 Illinois National Guard troops will continue to be deployed through mid-April.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker answers questions during an interview at the governor’s office in downtown Chicago on Dec. 10, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Gov. JB Pritzker signs controversial Illinois medical aid-in-dying law amid strong debate and opposition

December 15, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.

Illinois now joins at least 10 other states, among them California, Hawaii, Colorado, Oregon, as well as Washington, D.C., in allowing medical aid in dying.

Marseilles National Guard Training Center in Marseilles on Nov. 20, 2025. Three hundred Illinois National Guard troops remain under Republican President Donald Trump’s control roughly a week after an initial 60-day federal activation order expired. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Illinois National Guard still federalized as President Trump extends order, despite troops sitting idle

December 10, 2025 at 7:04 p.m.

The federalization of 300 Illinois National Guard troops was extended for 32 days, Gov. JB Pritzker's office said, even though the soldiers have mostly remained on an Illinois Army National...

A Waymo self-driving car navigates the Miraloma Park neighborhood, Dec. 26, 2025, in San Francisco. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Waymo wants to bring self-driving taxis to Illinois. Does the Land of Lincoln want them?

January 26, 2026 at 3:04 p.m.

Republican state Rep. Brad Stephens is among several lawmakers who've introduced legislation that could bring those vehicles to Illinois, though none of the bills have advanced.

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