For quite a while now, most folks in politics have assumed that Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias and Comptroller Susana Mendoza will probably run for mayor of Chicago in 2027.

Donation Options Search Search Search A person drives around the parking lot of the Chicago West Illinois Secretary of ... testing for drivers who are under 87 years old and create a system ...

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers advanced a measure that would eliminate mandatory road testing for drivers under 87 and allow people to report close relatives they believe are no longer capable ...

A short video taken inside an Illinois school captured troubling behavior: A teacher gripping a 6-year-old boy with autism by the ankle and dragging him down the hallway on his back. The early ...

A large dust storm swept through Illinois Friday, sparking the first-ever dust storm warning for Chicago as it led to numerous crashes and travel warnings across the state. So how exactly did it ...

Startling images and videos captured a wild scene in parts of Illinois where massive dust clouds could be seen as warnings were issued in several counties, including the Chicago area. In Normal ...

Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago, grew up in south suburban Dolton ... at Tolentine College in south suburban Olympia Fields, Illinois; and continued his ministry in teaching and formation ...

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, a central Illinois Republican, said he joined Catholics “across the world in congratulating Pope Leo XIV, a native of Chicago and the first American Pope, to lead the ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health measles dashboard showed four confirmed cases in 2025 on Friday. The previous three cases had been in Chicago, the Cook County suburbs, and southern Illinois.

Donald A. LaChapelle, Sr., 90, of Chicago, Illinois passed away on April 29, 2025. Beloved husband of Patricia A., nee Cummins. Loving father of Donald A. LaChapelle ...

Along with calling for help for each of the 10 at-risk landmarks, Landmarks Illinois issued a ... and steeped in history, Chicago Vocational High School on 87th Street in Avalon Park is vastly ...

The Will County Sheriff's arrested a Chicago Heights, Illinois city employee a few weeks ago on six counts of possession and sale of child pornography. Court records show Will County officials ...