Here are live updates and results from Thursday's action at the 2025 WIAA high school girls basketball state tournament at the Resch Center.

Legislation in the Illinois House would empower inspectors general, restrict lobbying by elected leaders, add protections ...

John Doe 30 didn’t realize he was a sex abuse victim until he read a news article about Maj. Michael Stockin, an Army doctor he had seen for pain management at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

Precisely one month from the history-making moment former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was convicted of corruption, ...

Imagine Chicago and Illinois without an effective local U.S. attorney’s office over the years. Michael Madigan, we believe, still would be Illinois House speaker. Ed Burke likely would be preening ...

Belfast councillors have agreed to allow surveys on three “long streets” in north Belfast where city hall officials deemed there might be “adverse effects”.

Republicans in Illinois have criticized the Democratic-led General Assembly for focusing on what they consider "bad bills" ...

State Rep. Jackie Haas writes about how former Speaker Mike Madigan's legacy still looms over the Legislature.

The search for Chicago’s 42nd U.S. attorney comes at a significant moment in history for an office long extolled as a model ...

Who’s paying?: Areas like the Near West Side, Logan Square and Bronzeville have been particularly hard hit by rising taxes, ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivered a unique state budget address. Sure, he included topics conventionally covered in such speeches — like revenue projections and an outline of some spending ...

The values are going down downtown. Residential is going to take on a greater share of the tax bill,” an expert says, which ...