FILE - McDonald's restaurant signs are shown in in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Agriculture
4 weeks ago
McDonald’s plans $200 million investment to promote regenerative practices on US cattle ranches

The Chicago burger giant said the investment was its largest to date in support of regenerative agriculture in the U.S.

Sen. Bill Cunningham, D-Chicago, is pictured on the floor of the Illinois Senate on May 21, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
4 weeks ago
As energy bill continues to take shape, a key Senate architect plans to retire

Sen. Bill Cuningham, D-Chicago, won’t seek reelection after 16 years in Springfield.

IL State News
4 weeks ago
A brotherhood of governors

Pritzker, Quinn remember warm friendships with Edgar.

railroad crossing
IL State News
4 weeks ago
See tracks? Think train! Safety campaign kicks off in Illinois

Governor JB Pritzker has proclaimed September 15-21 Rail Safety Week.  Marking the 12th year of the statewide awareness initiative. In recognition, the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) and Operation Lifesaver, a national rail safety non-profit, will be sharing life-saving rail safety information.

Education
4 weeks ago
“Fellows” program will be Edgar’s legacy, say his top aides

Former Edgar aides agree: hundreds carry Edgar’s message through public service.

Mayor Misty Buscher's statement after a city staffer publicly "celebrated" the death of Charlie Kirk on social media.
Local
4 weeks ago
UPDATE: City director out after Mayor rips top staffer over celebration of Charlie Kirk’s assassination

City’s top Internet officer uses social media to criticize conservatives’ hero.

FILE - Pope Leo XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)
IL State News
4 weeks ago
Chicago suburb where Pope Leo XIV grew up celebrates his 70th birthday with gospel music, balloons

A small crowd attended the festivities outside the modest brick house in the village of Dolton, where the former Robert Prevost grew up after he was born in 1955 in Chicago.

IL State News
4 weeks ago
UPDATED: Former IL Gov. Jim Edgar dies at 79

Edgar had been diagnosed earlier this year with pancreatic cancer.

Frank Moore felt the sting of the state's tax sale laws when he lost his home after a mix-up over unpaid property taxes. He now has it back after cutting a deal with the company who bought his taxes. (Credit: Victor Hilitski/For Illinois Answers Project)
IL State News
4 weeks ago
Lawsuits pile up as Illinois lags on reforming tax sale laws

Illinois is the only state that has yet to reform its tax sale laws after the Supreme Court found unconstitutional a process that can cost homeowners their residences.

FILE - National flags from Latin American countries are displayed on the field during a celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month before an NFL football game between the Baltimore Ravens and Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson, FILE)
History
4 weeks ago
Annual Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations make adjustments in current political climate

“The fact that the federal government is sending troops as we start these celebrations is an insult,” Illinois state Sen. Karina Villa, a Democrat, said at a news conference. “It is a fear tactic. It’s unforgivable.”

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