Illinois city's police department vows to block law enforcement from coordinating with ICE
Waukegan Police Department in Illinois issued a statement reaffirming its adherence to the state's Trust Act, which prohibits local law enforcement from providing information to ICE.
Proposed Illinois legislation would expel students who commit sexual assaults in schools
The bill was introduced last year after a state senator found that a student in his district was allowed to stay in class after sexually assaulting another student.
Controversial Illinois mayor involved in massive brawl at board meeting
Trustees in Dolton, Illinois concerned about safety after Thornton Township Board meeting brawl
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Tiffany Henyard, Mayor Of Dolton, Illinois, Involved In Brawl At Board Of Trustees Meeting For Thornton Township
A Board of Trustees meeting in South Holland, Illinois ended with a brawl. The chaos broke out during the public comment section of Tuesday’s Thornton Township Board of Trustees meeting, ABC 7 Chicago reported.
Family sues Waukegan, Illinois hospital where woman died after being found on roof
The legal team Thursday showed a photo of Chelsea Adolphus lying on the roof of the hospital in only her hospital gown and underwear. Adolphus has been pixelated.
Trump administration’s surprise federal funding freeze sows havoc across Illinois before being blocked by federal judge
The Trump administration’s surprise federal funding freeze spurred discord and pushback in Illinois even as a judge temporarily blocked the effort.
Illinois Gov. says Trump’s federal funding freeze is illegal and accused the administration of lying
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said President Donald Trump’s pause on federal funding is illegal and accused the administration of lying when it said programs that provide direct assistance like Medicaid would not be affected.
Illinois 'super mayor' conducted 'systematic' cover-up of excessive spending, Lightfoot investigation finds
Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard mismanaged hundreds of thousands of dollars over multiple years in a new report.
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Winnebago County sheriff calls on Illinois to remove immigration enforcement barriers
Winnebago County Gary Caruana says he will continue following state law when it comes to detaining undocumented migrants. But, he says because of the Illinois Trust Act, there is only one so much his deputies can do.
Illinois Republicans ask state Supreme Court to toss ‘gerrymandered’ legislative map
Democrats currently control two-thirds of all seats in the Illinois General Assembly — 78 of 118 in the House and 40 of 59 in the Senate.
Illinois HC Bret Bielema Shades Jim Harbaugh After Old Video on Cheating Resurfaces
University of Illinois head football coach Bret Bielema took a shot at former University of Michigan and current Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim
Advocate Health Care closing all 47 of its clinics inside Illinois Walgreens stores
One or two medical office assistants work at each of the clinics, along with additional clinicians who support virtual care, and Advocate is working to find alternate roles for those employees,
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NAEP scores: How did Illinois students do on the ‘nation’s report card’ in 2024?
NAEP scores for Chicago Public Schools, Illinois’ largest public school district, show that the district’s eighth graders had significantly higher scores in math and reading scores in 2024 when compared to their peers in 2022. Chicago’s fourth graders had higher math scores than previous groups of students, but lower reading scores.