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Students of St. John Berchmans' school hold items often linked to Blessed Carlo Acutis, who will be canonized a saint by Pope Leo XIV, before Mass at Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish, on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)
IL State News
6 months ago
A wildly popular 15-year-old computer whiz is becoming the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint

In the lead-up to Acutis’ canonization on Sunday, it’s all Acutis, all the time at the Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish and school in Chicago.

lawsuit
Education
6 months ago
Trump administration files complaint over Illinois laws allowing in-state tuition, scholarships for undocumented students

This comes less than a month after Pritzker signed a plan into law to ensure any student living in the state can be considered for financial aid options.

FILE - Northwestern University President Michael Schill testifies during a hearing of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce regarding pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 23, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
Education
6 months ago
Northwestern University president says he will resign following tenure marked by White House tension

“It is critical that we continue to protect the University’s research mission and excellence while preserving academic freedom, integrity, and independence,” he said.

A letter from the Illinois State Board of Elections to the U.S. Department of Justice outlines the state’s concerns with the department’s efforts to collect sensitive voter data. (Capitol News Illinois illustration by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
6 months ago
Illinois elections board refuses to give DOJ sensitive voter data

National expert says Trump administration has no authority to demand records.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks during a press conference Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
IL State News
6 months ago
Chicago prepares for an influx of National Guard troops and immigration agents

Details about the operation are scant, but President Donald Trump has amped up the rhetoric about crime in the nation’s third-largest city, saying an immigration crackdown and National Guard deployment are planned despite the objections of local leaders and a federal court ruling that a similar deployment in Los Angeles was illegal.

Crime
6 months ago
Governor charges racism in Trump deployment of National Guard

It’s no coincidence that extra policing will come during Mexican Independence Day celebrations, says Pritzker.

A McDonald's Big Mac Combo Meal is shown in Detroit, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Business
6 months ago
Coming price cuts at McDonald’s may signal a broader fast food price war

To kick off the promotion, McDonald’s will offer an $8 Big Mac meal or a $5 Sausage McMuffin meal for a limited time in most of the country.

FILE- This Feb. 21, 2018, file photo shows a display of Heinz Ketchup on display in a market in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Business
6 months ago
Kraft Heinz undoes blockbuster merger after a decade of changing tastes

Kraft Heinz has no plans to change its current headquarter locations in Chicago and Pittsburgh.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (File)
Crime
6 months ago
8 killed and 50 wounded in Chicago over long weekend as Trump warns of federal deployment

“We’ve got crime on the streets,” Pritzker acknowledged last week. “Any person that gets killed or hurt is a victim of crime, is somebody that we ought to be addressing the challenges for. And we’re doing that every day. But the way to do it is with police officers, not with troops.”

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