Mayor Brandon Johnson’s finance team estimated the initial cost would be $52 million in 2027. Budget watchdogs warned it will add billions to the city’s pension liability.
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday named eight new vaccine policy advisers to replace the panel that he abruptly dismissed earlier this week.
The Chicago Board of Education on Wednesday approved Macquline King as interim schools chief, replacing outgoing CEO Pedro Martinez as the search for a permanent leader continues.
A program that provided free test preparation to students at public universities and some community colleges went unfunded in the state budget lawmakers approved last month.
Former Dolton Mayor TIffany Henyard will file an amended affidavit after Edgar County Watchdogs said the one filed is deficient.
Amid immigration enforcement protests, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s appearance Thursday before the U.S. House oversight committee could turn combative.
City lawyer Mary Richardson-Lowry said the administration won’t cooperate with the subpoena because doing so would expose vulnerable applicants.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended his decision to order troops to provide security during federal immigration raids in Los Angeles.
President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. will get magnets and rare earth minerals from China under a new trade deal.
A federal jury convicted Michael Madigan on Feb. 12, 2025, of multiple federal charges including bribery conspiracy. Here’s how the investigation unfolded.