Ald. Chuck Redpath
Local
1 year ago
Redpath voted in to city clerk’s office

Several members of City Council wanted to hold off on the vote, wanting time to see who else may have applied for the position and talk to any other candidates.

Susan Boone
Local
1 year ago
Former Sangamon County Coroner Susan Boone dies at 76

Boone served as coroner for many years but resigned amid controversy in 2011.

IL State News
1 year ago
No go on hemp bill

Guv complains about special interests, mean lawmakers

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse after the first day of his corruption trial on Oct. 22, 2024. Madigan indicated he will testify in his own defense on Tuesday. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Crime
1 year ago
Madigan to take witness stand in his corruption trial

Unexpected move could lengthen longtime House speaker’s case by weeks.

Harlem Globetrotters ball
History
1 year ago
ALPLM author discussion: How a Chicago man’s vision created the Harlem Globetrotters

Abe Saperstein, a Jewish immigrant from Chicago’s South Side, was the mastermind behind the growth of the Globetrotters.

Gerald Schneider
Local
1 year ago
Sherman community remembers Sergeant Gerald Schneider

Schneider died Sunday after battling cancer.

Lifestyle
1 year ago
Half of renters pay more than 30% of their income on shelter amid worsening affordable housing shortage. Here’s how Illinois compares.

Netspend analyzed Census data to illustrate the portion of renters in Illinois considered rent-burdened, with over 30% of their income going to rent.

Illinois State Capitol
IL State News
1 year ago
GOP to guv: Quit focusing on illegals

House could take up name-change bill, which one lawmaker calls “a gift to criminals and illegal immigrants”

Warehouse worker
Business
1 year ago
IL Senate passes warehouse work rules bill

Opponent: Bill would make IL even less business-friendly

Crime
1 year ago
House could give guv “Karina’s Bill”

Domestic abuse prevention advocates champion bill named for Chicago woman allegedly killed by husband despite emergency order of protection