Amid tension over ‘sanctuary city’ status, a rock is thrown through Cicero politician’s front window
Amid tension over ‘sanctuary city’ status, a rock is thrown through Cicero politician’s front window
Day: February 7, 2025
Pace gets $27 million in state funds for zero-emission bus fleet; watching how climate funding unfolds under Trump
Pace announced a $36 million grant agreement for zero-emission buses, amid uncertainty over federal climate funding under Trump.
Banks opposing state’s landmark credit card fees law keep up arguments in court, Springfield
Financial services in Illinois are hoping small wins lead to a major reversal of a landmark state law on credit card fees, as the calendar teeters closer to a July 1 implementation deadline.
Newest Chicago Bulls — Kevin Huerter, Tre Jones and Zach Collins — face a steep challenge to earn playing time
After days stuck in limbo following a trade, new Chicago Bulls Kevin Huerter, Tre Jones and Zach Collins finally felt like they could breathe Friday.
The Rev. John Buchanan, longtime leader of prominent Near North Side congregation, dies
The Rev. John Buchanan, longtime leader of prominent Near North Side congregation, and former editor of The Christian Century, dies.
Northwest Indiana agencies partner with DNA website to identify human remains
The Gary Police Department announced Friday that it is taking new steps to identify human remains from nearly 25 years ago.
Public visitation for Virginia McCaskey, the Chicago Bears principal owner, is scheduled for Tuesday
Those hoping to pay respects to longtime Chicago Bears principal owner Virginia McCaskey may do so at a visitation Tuesday in Des Plaines.
Court of Appeals returns to Gary for oral argument for first time in 20-plus years
Judges Nancy Vaidik, Elizabeth Tavitas and Paul Felix heard an oral argument at the Gary campus as part of the court’s Appeals on Wheels program.
A new directive for NEA’s federal arts funding: The spirit of ’76
Amid the Trump administration’s ideological makeover of dozens federal agencies, the National Endowment for the Arts is re-routing millions of dollars from its Challenge America initiative, which was designed to assist nonprofit arts organizations with outreach to underserved audience. That money has been shifted to a general Grants for Arts Projects budget, and will favor […]
Column: Social workers in Aurora can feel the anxiety of the immigrant community: ‘The level of fear is heartbreaking’
“Their lives are difficult enough without making it more difficult,” Katie Arko, executive director of Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry, said about the local immigrant community. “Imagine what this is doing to their mental health.”