Chicago
IL State News
4 months ago
Things to know about federal law enforcement activity in Chicago, Portland, Memphis

In Chicago on Sunday, dozens of armed federal agents, in full tactical gear, walked the streets of some of the city’s most prominent tourist and shopping areas.

artificial intelligence and mental health
Health & Wellness
4 months ago
Regulators struggle to keep up with the fast-moving and complicated landscape of AI therapy apps

Illinois and Nevada have banned the use of AI to treat mental health.

ICE agents
IL State News
4 months ago
Chicago area center in Trump’s immigration crackdown sparks complaints of inhumane conditions

Advocates say up to 200 people are being held there at a time, with some held up to five days in a space that doesn’t have showers or a cafeteria.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul discusses a lawsuit against the federal government at a news conference in January 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
4 months ago
Judge rules feds can’t block Illinois’ disaster funding in response to immigration laws

State also files new challenge to law blocking Planned Parenthood funding

Dick Durbin at a press conference in his home's backyard in Springfield on April 24, 2025, one day after he announced he would not seek reelection.
Health & Wellness
4 months ago
Durbin warns of government shutdown

On Tylenol and autism, Durbin says the President has “no skill or talent in this area.”

Charlie Kirk
Sports
4 months ago
Cubs 3B Shaw says he’s ‘not concerned at all’ about backlash for attending Charlie Kirk memorial

“I felt as though it was something that was really important for me to do,” he said.

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) vehicle is parked in front of an ICE processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
IL State News
4 months ago
Immigration agent who shot man in Chicago-area traffic stop says injuries were ‘nothing major’

DHS said Villegas González drove his car at officers, dragging one of them “a significant distance,” leaving the officer to “fear for his life.”

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin at SMTD news conference to celebrate federal grant for new diesel-hybrid and natural gas buses on July 17, 2024.
IL State News
4 months ago
Chicago archbishop’s decision to honor US senator stirs Catholic abortion debate

“This decision risks causing grave scandal, confusing the faithful about the Church’s unequivocal teaching on the sanctity of human life,” Paprocki said in a statement.

Education
4 months ago
Districts around the US are mulling school closures as student enrollment falls

Such decisions are gut wrenching. It’s a financial strain to operate half-empty schools, but research shows kids often fare badly after closures.

U.S. Steel's Granite City, IL plant
Business
4 months ago
The White House says it blocked US Steel’s decision to stop processing steel at Illinois plant

“The administration did intervene to block U.S. Steel’s decision to idle the Granite City Works plant, with the threat of the president invoking his golden share authority,” the White House said.

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