Fall back this weekend November 3, 2023 5:17 am|CHICAGO (AP) — Brunch dates and flag football games might be a little easier to get to this…
Latest Illinois school report card shows proficiency gains, persistent gaps on racial lines October 30, 2023 4:07 pm|Reading, math scores up; graduation rate at 13-year high
Pritzker proposes creation of new standalone early childhood agency October 26, 2023 10:16 am|New entity would coordinate child care, preschool, early interventions
In joint effort, Illinois election authorities try to tamp down misinformation September 27, 2023 9:28 am|Officials from 25 counties seek public’s cooperation ahead of 2024 races
During his momentous U.S. Senate campaign against Stephen A. Douglas, Abraham Lincoln sat for a photograph after politicking in western Illinois September 27, 2023 5:12 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum has obtained an original 1858 photograph of…
Chicago officials have signed a nearly $30 million contract with a private security firm to relocate migrants seeking asylum September 21, 2023 11:15 am|CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago officials have signed a nearly $30 million contract with a private security firm to…
More than 400 pieces of art, including paintings by the Austrian expressionist Egon Schiele, began to resurface over the years in auction houses and prominent museums September 21, 2023 11:15 am|NEW YORK (AP) — Seven valuable art pieces plundered by the Nazis more than 80 years ago are…
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and members of the Chicago Federation of Musicians voted Tuesday to ratify a three-year labor contract September 20, 2023 5:22 am|CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and members of the Chicago Federation of Musicians have voted to…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul have begged President Joe Biden for one thing, above all others, to ease the migrant crisis September 20, 2023 5:21 am|ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — As migration to the United States from Venezuela and other countries soars, Democratic elected…
New law helps recover Native American remains September 19, 2023 5:16 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois officials and Native Americans whose ancestors called the state home hope a new…
A couple, their two children and three dogs were found fatally shot Sunday in a suburban Chicago home. September 19, 2023 5:15 am|ROMEOVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A couple, their two children and three dogs have been found fatally shot in…
Hundreds of communities around the country will share more than $1 billion in federal money to help them plant and maintain trees September 14, 2023 5:34 am|DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Hundreds of communities around the country will share more than $1 billion in…
Autopsy shows a bacterial infection and other factors caused the death of a 3-year-old girl on a bus carrying immigrants from Texas to Chicago September 8, 2023 5:23 am|MARION, Ill. (AP) — An autopsy shows a bacterial infection and other factors caused the death of a…
A partial building collapse in Iowa that killed three people in May was caused by the removal of brick and inadequate shoring of the 116-year-old structure, according to a report released by officials Thursday. September 8, 2023 5:22 am|AP – A report finds that a partial building collapse in Iowa that killed three people was caused…
New state flag and seal for Minnesota September 6, 2023 5:22 am|MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A state commission has begun designing a new state flag and seal for Minnesota.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s health episodes show “no evidence” of a stroke or seizure disorder September 6, 2023 5:21 am|WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Capitol physician says 81-year-old Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s health episodes show no…
WY library board obliged with new policies making books considered harmful a higher priority for removal September 5, 2023 5:36 am|CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — More libraries are cutting ties with the American Library Association as the professional group…
A local LGBTQ pride group was excluded from a southwest Iowa town’s Labor Day parade September 5, 2023 5:34 am|A local LGBTQ pride group was excluded from a southwest Iowa town’s Labor Day parade, apparently by the…
Judge refused to dismiss case against father who helped son obtain a gun license before 2022 Fourth of July parade shotting in suburban Chicago August 29, 2023 5:18 am|CHICAGO (AP) — A judge has refused to dismiss the case against a father who helped his son…
The three U.S. Marines killed in a tiltrotor aircraft crash during a training exercise in Australia were from Illinois, Virginia and Colorado August 29, 2023 5:17 am|CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The three U.S. Marines killed in a tiltrotor aircraft crash during a training exercise…