(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. State lawmakers had considered statewide tax increases but scrapped the plan a...

(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 be issued through participating banks and credit unions across Illinois with...

(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 major cuts to the CTA, Metra and Pace. Lawmakers hope to clear the transit b...

(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 $188 million that is needed for building maintenance and repairs. That money...

(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 by federal officers in the Little Village neighborhood. Board members say so...

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-law of former state lawmaker Darren Bailey, who lost the 2022 gubernatorial ...