Investigators from the FBI survey the scene where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a suspect after the suspect drove his car at the arresting officers, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Franklin Park, Ill. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
IL State News
4 months ago
ICE officer fatally shoots suspect after being dragged by car near Chicago, officials say

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said he is aware of the shooting and demanded “a full, factual accounting of what’s happened today to ensure transparency and accountability.”

Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese walks to the bench during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Phoenix Mercury Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Sports
4 months ago
Chicago Sky GM insists star Angel Reese will be on the roster ‘until I hear differently’

The Sky suspended Reese for the first half of a game last week for comments deemed “detrimental to the team.”

Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions during a news conference Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
4 months ago
Illinois Freedom Caucus files articles of impeachment against Pritzker

GOP claims Pritzker made “vile” comments in wake of Charlie Kirk’s death.

Sean Grayson's new Sangamon County Jail mugshot
Crime
4 months ago
Rulings made for, and against, the defense ahead of start of Grayson murder trial

A judge ruled Grayson’s previous work history can’t be entered into evidence, but also that an alleged history of aggression by Sonya Massey can’t be introduced either.

Ted Dabrowski, candidate for Illinois Governor
IL State News
4 months ago
GOP ’26: Ted’s in the race

Dabrowski says Illinoisans have “Pritzker fatigue” and should turn to “a Polish guy who speaks pretty good Spanish.”

A spotted lanternfly flies past President Donald Trump as he boards Air Force One, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., to travel to New York. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
IL State News
4 months ago
Trump says he’ll send the National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns

Trump said he “would have preferred going to Chicago,” where local politicians have fiercely resisted his plans, but he suggested it was a “hostile” place with “professional agitators.”

IL State News
4 months ago
Bears, hemp on JB’s mind

“It is a shame on legislators and on this state that we are not already doing something about” regulating intoxicating hemp, Pritzker said.

Enrollment at local colleges and universities is increasing.
Education
4 months ago
More local colleges report record enrollments

Illinois College and Millikin University join the list of schools throughout Central Illinois seeing record-topping enrollment after the 10th day of classes.