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Three bills surfaced in the Illinois General Assembly that could’ve thrown the team a block in their rush to the former ...
06/01/2025

Three bills surfaced in the Illinois General Assembly that could’ve thrown the team a block in their rush to the former Arlington International Racecourse, but none made headway by the time lawmakers gaveled out early Sunday

Three bills surfaced in the Illinois General Assembly that could’ve thrown the team a block in their rush to the former Arlington International Racecourse, but none made headway by the time lawmakers gaveled out early Sunday.

Illinois lawmakers approved a $55.2 billion state budget package Saturday night, using tax hikes on smokers, gamblers an...
06/01/2025

Illinois lawmakers approved a $55.2 billion state budget package Saturday night, using tax hikes on smokers, gamblers and large out-of-state companies to cover an estimated $1 billion shortfall.

Democratic members of the General Assembly had only seven minutes to spare before a key constitutional deadline to pass a spending plan.

The Bulls are focused on drafting the best player available with their No. 12 draft pick, regardless of position, with a...
06/01/2025

The Bulls are focused on drafting the best player available with their No. 12 draft pick, regardless of position, with a preference for someone who fits their style of play.

In landing No. 12 in the draft lottery the Bulls are left with some tough decisions to make. Here are just four of the prospects that they are weighing as the intel remains sparse.

The Windy City Hot Dog Fest is running through Sunday in Portage Park, featuring vendors with traditional and unique hot...
06/01/2025

The Windy City Hot Dog Fest is running through Sunday in Portage Park, featuring vendors with traditional and unique hot dog varieties like bacon wrapped, alligator and tikka masala options.

Diners will decide who makes the best hot dog among 11 competitors at this year's Windy City Hot Dog Fest in Portage Park. On Saturday, two-time champ Frank "The Tank" Wach won the hot dog eating contest, downing 9½ hot dogs in five minutes.

Illinois lawmakers ended their spring session without approving a bill that would allow terminally ill people to end the...
06/01/2025

Illinois lawmakers ended their spring session without approving a bill that would allow terminally ill people to end their own lives, despite the House approving the measure with just three votes to spare.

The plan would let those with less than six months to live to end their own lives with a physician’s help. Cardinal Blase Cupich opposes it.

Larry Hoover’s family took his case to Gov. JB Pritzker’s office on Saturday as they seek a state commutation for the lo...
05/31/2025

Larry Hoover’s family took his case to Gov. JB Pritzker’s office on Saturday as they seek a state commutation for the long-imprisoned Gangster Disciples co-founder, who had his federal sentence cut short last week by President Donald Trump.

Three state lawmakers stood with Hoover's family as they seek a state commutation that would release the long-imprisoned Gangster Disciples co-founder.

A 23-year-old woman allegedly stabbed her three kids in their wrists with a sharp object Wednesday, Chicago police said....
05/31/2025

A 23-year-old woman allegedly stabbed her three kids in their wrists with a sharp object Wednesday, Chicago police said. She was charged Friday with three counts of attempted first-degree murder and three counts of aggravated battery to a child.

Aurionah-Rakii-Karie Parker-White, who was caught on video admitting to the attack, said she was stressed out taking care of three kids on her own and that she wanted to kill her children and kill herself, prosecutors said.

Incarcerated students accepted their diplomas from Augustana College at a commencement inside East Moline Correctional C...
05/31/2025

Incarcerated students accepted their diplomas from Augustana College at a commencement inside East Moline Correctional Center. It was the first of its kind to take place inside the men’s prison on the Illinois-Iowa border.

Incarcerated students accepted their diplomas from Augustana College at a commencement inside East Moline Correctional Center.

Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight and Stephanie Mills showed off their passion, pipes and sisterhood during a leg...
05/31/2025

Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight and Stephanie Mills showed off their passion, pipes and sisterhood during a legendary concert as part of The Queens Tour. ‘It’s good to be back home,’ Chaka Khan told the audience.

The four icons showed off their passion, pipes and sisterhood during a legendary concert as part of The Queens Tour. 'It's good to be back home,' Chaka Khan told the audience.

A man is in critical condition after he was shot by Chicago police during an altercation early Saturday, police said. Ch...
05/31/2025

A man is in critical condition after he was shot by Chicago police during an altercation early Saturday, police said. Chicago police’s Investigative Response Team and the Civilian Office of Police Accountability are investigating.

Chicago police's Investigative Response Team and the Civilian Office of Police Accountability are investigating.

State legislators on Friday unveiled a $55.2 billion spending bill that Democratic leaders say bridges an estimated $1 b...
05/31/2025

State legislators on Friday unveiled a $55.2 billion spending bill that Democratic leaders say bridges an estimated $1 billion shortfall in part through increased gambling and to***co taxes, along with controversial cuts to immigrant health care.

The budget proposal, revealed a day before a key deadline to pass it, includes more than $1 billion in tax increases — but none that are "broad-based," leaders said.

Criminal defendants in Illinois who are mentally ill have often languished behind bars while waiting to be placed in a s...
05/31/2025

Criminal defendants in Illinois who are mentally ill have often languished behind bars while waiting to be placed in a state mental hospital. Illinois lawmakers have taken a step to address that problem with a bill that cleared the General Assembly Friday.

A bill approved Friday in Springfield would address some of the problems identified in "Failure to treat, failure to protect," a Chicago Sun-Times Watchdogs series.

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