Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker this week urged former lobbyist Mike McClain, a confidant of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, to cooperate with a federal investigation sparked by a...

The latest on the impeachment trial. The debate over banning plastics in Chicago restaurants. Some sticking points between teachers and CPS. Local efforts to help earthquake victims in...

One-on-one with the city’s interim top cop Charlie Beck. The impeachment process takes an important step. A spotlight on politics. And why a community organizer says injustice is “not...

A live report as neighbors in Englewood share their concerns. The latest on impeachment. Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s first year in office. And what’s soon to be special about the change in your...

A proposal to temporarily halt development around the 606. Chicago’s interim police superintendent speaks out. An exit interview with Senate President John Cullerton. Acrobatics from...

The revelation of an email alluding to a rape cover-up has Springfield in shock and House Speaker Michael Madigan on the defensive. The email from a former lobbyist and close ally of...

More fallout from an email scandal tied to a confidant of House Speaker Michael Madigan. The economy in 2020. The latest on a pair of coyote attacks in the city. And the royal split known...

The never-ending quest for property tax relief in Illinois. The latest on Iran. Busting some myths about pot. Plus: business headlines from Crain’s and the future of storytelling.

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The push to ban isolation rooms in Illinois public schools. The impeachment process resumes for Congress. Plus: marijuana vaping, intermittent fasting and money management for high school...

Local reaction to the situation in Iran. Pot stores sell out of recreational product. A new report on problems at CPS. The wildfires in Australia. And the gritty past of now-glitzy River...