Indiana House speaker: Yes, we’re serious about welcoming Illinois counties to Indiana
When seven counties in Illinois voted in November to explore secession from their state and separate from the influence of ...
Illinois elected leaders combat fear through education as ICE raids put immigrant communities on edge
The Trump administration’s sweeping crackdown on undocumented criminals has many law-abiding immigrants on edge. It is ...
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What you need to know about whether Chicago Teachers Union will strike in April
The Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools entered the “fact finding” phase of negotiations in January 2025. Here’s what that means, whether Chicago students might be out of class, when and ...
9k Illinois residents could get money as part of $100M settlement with financial services company
Vanguard, a popular choice among employers for employee retirement and investment accounts, failed to disclose potential tax ...
If you’re arrested by ICE in Illinois, what happens next? Legal experts explain the process.
The Tribune spoke with Nicole Hallett, a clinical law professor at University of Chicago, and Diana Rashid, managing attorney ...
Trump's federal funding freeze on hold — as ‘chaos, confusion and fear’ grip Chicago
A federal judge temporarily halted President Donald Trump's move to freeze all federal grants pending an analysis to root out ...
Old Farmer's Almanac releases spring 2025 predictions for the Chicago area
The Old Farmer's Almanac has released its predictions for the upcoming spring and residents will want to take note of what the publication forecasts for the Chicago area ...
Voting opens to choose Illinois state flag redesign, including option to just keep the current one
The original call for artists, or otherwise, to submit their suggested designs saw more than 5,000 entries pour in with the ...
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Illinois Metro Areas Display Mixed Unemployment Trends, Job Growth Uneven Across Regions
December unemployment rates varied across Illinois metros, with job growth in some areas and decreases in others.
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NAEP scores: How did Illinois students do on the ‘nation’s report card’ in 2024?
NAEP scores for Chicago Public Schools, Illinois’ largest public school district, show that the district’s eighth graders had ...
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After Trump's opening volley on grants, Illinois' research universities on alert
The Trump administration’s order freezing federal grants and loans is a wakeup call for researchers at Illinois’ largest universities, which benefit from hundreds of millions of dollars in federal ...
Things to do in Chicago area this weekend: Jan. 31-Feb. 2
Chinese New Year and West Suburban Restaurant Week, among other things to do in Chicago and the suburbs this weekend.