Rafael Hernandez, originally from Mexico, sells food from his family's food truck, Nov. 6, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
IL State News
2 months ago
A Chicago street vendor couple has a defiant response to immigration arrests: Stick to the routine

The couple says working not only pays the bills but helps avoid depression, making them stand out from others gripped by fear in Chicago’s immigrant communities.

This still image taken from Chicago Transit Authority surveillance footage and included in a federal court record shows a man who federal authorities identified as Lawrence Reed holding a flaming bottle and approaching a passenger, far left, on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, on a Chicago Blue Line train. (Chicago Transit Authority/U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois via AP) Screenshot
Crime
2 months ago
Federal judge orders man held on federal terrorism charge in Chicago train attack

The attack Monday night on Chicago’s Blue Line L train has drawn national attention, primarily because the victim appeared to be targeted at random.

Business
2 months ago
Illinois Capital Development Board Receives Merit Award from ACEC

The Illinois Capitol Development Board is Honored to Receive this highly respectable merit.

Gov. JB Pritzker, lawmakers and immigration advocates discuss the federal government’s aggressive immigration enforcement campaign in his Springfield office on Oct. 30, 2025.
IL State News
2 months ago
Pritzker ramps up accountability panel focused on alleged ICE abuses

New appointments come as federal immigration raids ease in Chicago.

Democratic candidates for comptroller from left are Lake County Treasurer Holly Kim; Rep. Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego; Sen. Karina Villa, D-West Chicago; and Rep. Margaret Croke, D-Chicago. (Illustration and photos by Capitol News Illinois)
IL State News
2 months ago
Comptroller candidates spar over taxes, experience in candidate forum

5 Democrats are seeking to replace outgoing Comptroller Susana Mendoza.

Pope Leo XIV and Gov. JB Pritzker meet in the Vatican on Nov. 19, 2025. (The Vatican)
IL State News
2 months ago
Pritzker discusses immigration crackdown with Pope Leo XIV in Rome

The governor also extended an invitation to the Chicago-born pontiff to visit his hometown.

Sean Grayson
Crime
2 months ago
IL Supreme Court: Grayson conviction means pre-trial release ‘moot’

Supreme Court: Conviction trumps release appeal.

Health & Wellness
2 months ago
Lung cancer: be aware

The message: get screened.

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