Illinois’ gun debate: Legislation, litigation and emotion fuel one of the state’s most polarizing conflicts.
Can tiny homes combat homelessness in Chicago? Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s new budget follows lead of other cities.
Rebecca Taylor was taken a hospital after police found her with a head injury. She never regained consciousness and died Saturday, according to friends and relatives. She was 39.
Twelve people were hospitalized after a carbon monoxide leak at a church on Chicago's South Side, fire officials said.
The Illinois attorney general’s office is currently defending more than 20 civil matters challenging some aspect of the state’s laws and rules around firearms ownership.
Democratic lawmakers came together during the final legislative session of the year to approve changes aimed at clarifying their controversial criminal justice overhaul.
The crash of United Flight 553 outside Midway on Dec. 8, 1972, left visible and invisible marks on family members and survivors.
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Twelve people were hospitalized after a carbon monoxide leak at a church on Chicago's South Side, fire officials said.
The Illinois attorney general’s office is currently defending more than 20 civil matters challenging some aspect of the state’s laws and rules around firearms ownership.
Fire officials say 12 people have been hospitalized after a carbon monoxide leak at a church on Chicago’s South Side. The Chicago Fire Department says that just after 1 p.m. Sunday it was called to the New Philadelphia Church for reports of a gas smell. When fire crews arrived at the church, they measured the air and found high levels of carbon monoxide. Firefighters say those injured were taken to two hospitals in good to serious condition.
Democratic lawmakers came together during the final legislative session of the year to approve changes aimed at clarifying their controversial criminal justice overhaul.
The crash of United Flight 553 outside Midway on Dec. 8, 1972, left visible and invisible marks on family members and survivors.
Here's what you might have missed this week in Illinois government news.
Advocates warn that Democrats will lose rural states with the change.
MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — Communication is a key piece to a student’s success in American schools, but it can be a challenge when English is not your first language.
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Morgan Weber sat at a table in the library of Audubon Elementary School in Dubuque on Monday afternoon, watching as fourth-grader Kimmie Crump carefully moved her game piece along the Chutes and Ladders board.
ALTOONA — Property taxes will be under the microscope when state lawmakers return for their annual work next month, a key legislator said Friday.
Voters with no religious affiliation supported Democratic candidates and abortion rights by staggering percentages in the 2022 midterm elections. The unaffiliated voted for Democratic House candidates nationwide over Republicans by more than a 2-1 margin. They voted against abortion restrictions in Kentucky in Michigan by 4-1 margins. They supported Democrats in other bellwether races by similarly lopsided margins. And the religiously unaffiliated are growing. Twenty-nine percent of U.S. adults identified as atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular” in a 2021 report by the Pew Research Center. That’s up 10 percentage points in a decade.
Illinois was one of 16 states, along with Puerto Rico, that asked for consideration as a top-five state.
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Green was the color of choice last week when the Southdale Elementary School faithful gathered to unveil a new landmark with special meaning.
LANSING, Iowa (AP) — Alliant Energy’s Lansing Generating Station — a coal-fired power plant — has operated for nearly 75 years along the Mississippi River in Northeast Iowa.
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Members of the United Auto Workers union appear to favor replacing many of their current leaders in an election that stemmed from a federal bribery and embezzlement scandal involving former union officials. Reform-minded candidates are leading in multiple key positions with about 84% of the vote counted. Many challengers campaigned on rescinding concessions made to companies in previous contract talks. That could raise costs for General Motors, Ford and Stellantis, and almost inevitably will drive up already expensive auto prices. With tallies from six of nine UAW regions counted, incumbent President Ray Curry had a small lead over international union official Shawn Fain. Curry had 38.4% of the vote to Fain's 36%. The race likely will go to a runoff.
The committee voted Friday to reshape the early presidential nominating calendar, removing Iowa from the early window.
A makeover of the University of Iowa football program's offense is underway.
Ride-share drivers have voiced concern about risks associated with the job, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and a rise in carjackings in recent years in Chicago and nationwide.
The U.S. Justice Department announced a settlement with the state of Iowa to resolve allegations of abuse and inadequate care at the Glenwood Resource Center for people with intellectual disabilities.
The total number of shoppers grew by nearly 17 million from 2021 and is the highest figure since National Retail Federation first started tracking this data in 2017.