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(Jackson Hole, WY) -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney died Monday night at the age of 84. In a statement, Cheney's family says he died due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular dise...

(Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois State Fair today announced its first Grandstand act for the 2026 lineup, Lainey Wilson who will perform on the Grandstand Stage on Saturday, August 15, 2026. Wilson, ...

(Springfield, IL) -- Lawmakers passed a bill early Friday morning to fill a budget shortfall for public transit. The additional funds come as the RTA faced a budget gap of more than $200 million. Stat...

(CHICAGO) -- Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs is committing $50 million to fund zero-interest and low-interest loans to unpaid federal workers during the government shutdown. The loans will b...

(Springfield, IL) -- As the veto session rolls along in Springfield, lawmakers are on track to take up a transit funding bill. State lawmakers are running out of time to pass a bill that would avoid m...

(Evanston, IL) -- Parents in Evanston rallied Sunday where they protested plans to close several schools next year. District 65 is trying to balance its budget and at the same time find an estimated $...

(CHICAGO) -- There is a new call for remote learning for Chicago Public Schools in response to Operation Midway Blitz. The discussion comes after a 17-year-old student was said to have been detained b...

Four family members of a Republican running for governor in Illinois were killed in a Montana helicopter crash, his campaign said Thursday. Killed in the crash Wednesday were the son and daughter-in-l...

Fifteen months after Sonya Massey, a Black woman who had called 911 for help, was killed in her home, the former police officer who fired the fatal shot is set to go on trial. Sean Grayson, 31, a form...

(CHICAGO) -- Add one more to the growing list of Republicans looking to unseat Gov. JB Pritzker. According to a filing with the State Board of Elections, Rick Heidner has formed a gubernatorial campai...