Christmas tree lots in Chicago prepare for heavy snow and customers: ‘When it snows, they feel more Christmasy’
Forecasters are anticipating a winter storm to begin late Friday, with snow expected to fall up to an inch per hour into Saturday.
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Illinois ‘Clean Slate’ bill that would speed sealing of many criminal convictions awaits Pritzker signature
Advocates estimate 1.7 million Illinoisans with past convictions stand to benefit from "Clean Slate" bill that would accelerate the sealing of many criminal convictions from employers.
Chicago city employee charged with threatening Illinois state senator from Freeport in emails
Conservative Republican state Sen. Andrew Chesney was the target of a Chicago city employee who threatened in emails that he would "cave your fu−−−−− teeth in" among other menacing comments.
Illinois National Guard housed at state site as questions about Trump deployment costs grow
Gov. JB Pritzker has allowed federalized Illinois National Guard troops to use the training area in Marseilles as precise costs for the Guard deployments remains a moving target.
Texas National Guard departs Illinois
The out-of-state troops, which had been living at the U.S. Army Reserve Training Center in southwest suburban Elwood, left facility as of 1 p.m. Monday, according to a memorandum obtained by...
Staffer of Illinois Senate President Don Harmon robbed at knifepoint, authorities say
A 35-year-old man was arrested for robbing a staffer of Illinois Senate President Don Harmon at knifepoint on Friday at the Democratic lawmaker’s district office in Oak Park, authorities allege.
Gov. JB Pritzker renews push for Illinois homeowners’ insurance rate oversight after bill fails in state House
A legislative defeat of a bill requiring insurance companies to justify homeowners' insurance rate hikes marked a rare setback for Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.
Energy bill gives Illinois regulators new power over rates, how electricity is generated
Regulators have signaled closing coal- and gas-fired electricity plants will likely be delayed because of looming shortages and soaring bills.
Judge orders release of US Border Patrol head Gregory Bovino deposition videos: Watch them here
The baiduhai and Chicago Public Media petitioned U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis to release the recordings, which were filed under seal as part of a lawsuit led by the...
Hundreds gather in rural Illinois to remember lives of Darren Bailey’s son, family killed in helicopter crash
Zach Bailey, 37, was piloting his helicopter when it crashed in Montana on Oct. 22. Bailey's wife, Kelsey, 35, and two of their children rode died.