Category Archives: News

(The Center Square) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is adamant the state must appeal a federal judge's ruling that its gun and magazine ban is unconstitutional. On the House floor Tuesday, state Rep. Da...

(The Center Square) - An Illinois task force investigating the state's ties with the Underground Railroad has presented its findings to the state legislature. During the years leading up to the Civil ...

Prosecution witness cross examination continues in Madigan case Cross-examination of former ComEd executive Fidel Marquez has resumed at the bribery and racketeering trial of former Illinois House Spe...

(The Center Square) - Cross-examination of former ComEd executive Fidel Marquez has resumed at the bribery and racketeering trial of former Illinois House Speaker and Democratic Party of Illinois Chai...

(The Center Square) - Defense attorneys have begun cross-examining a convicted former ComEd executive at the bribery and racketeering trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and codefen...

(The Center Square) - With most of the dust settling after last week's election, a battle is brewing over what could be a constitutional amendment on the next statewide ballot in 2026. Voters approved...

(The Center Square) - A report forecasting major budget deficits for the state of Illinois is getting the attention of Senate Republicans. Earlier this month, the Governor's Office of Management and B...

Officer's family doesn't want mayor to attend funeral The head of Chicago's police union said the family of Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez, who was shot to death last week, does not want Mayo...

(The Center Square) - A federal appeals court three-judge panel has taken a case challenging Cook County's ban on semi-automatic firearms under advisement. Before Illinois passed a statewide ban on se...

The Bloomington Police Department has issued a warning to local residents about a recent spike in extortion scams, designed to intimidate victims into paying large sums of money. In this scheme, scamm...