Jackson County Board Approves Award for Team Illinois Youth Camp

The Jackson County Board is allocating $20,000 from the national opioid settlement funds to support the 2025 Team Illinois Youth Police Camp. The camp, held at the Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center, is a week-long residency camp structured to …

Fire rips through rowhouses in Riverdale, Illinois

Flames consumed multiple rowhouses in the south Chicago suburb of Riverdale overnight Monday into Tuesday. The fire broke out in the early-morning hours at 137th Street and Eggleston Avenue. It was not immediately learned how the fire started or if anyone …

Illinois’ swipe fee law put on hold while being challenged in court

(The Center Square) – Banking groups are applauding the news that Illinois’ controversial Interchange Fee Prohibition Act is being placed on the back burner for a year.  The law would prohibit interchange fees from being charged on portions of credit and …

Aid-in-dying bill stalls in Illinois Senate after lengthy House debate

(The Center Square) – Aid-in-dying legislation remains at the Illinois Statehouse after it failed to clear the Illinois Senate before legislators adjourned for the summer. Lawmakers spent well over an hour on the House floor last week discussing an amended …

Meta signs 20-year nuclear power deal in Illinois to power AI

Meta has cut a 20-year deal to secure nuclear power to help meet surging demand for artificial intelligence and other computing needs at Facebook's parent company. The investment with Meta will also expand the output of a Constellation Energy Illinois …

Vienna High School leads Illinois in FAFSA completion success

VIENNA, Ill. (WSIL) -- Vienna High School achieved a significant milestone by reaching 100% FAFSA completion among its seniors, according to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission's latest data. Vienna is the only school outside of Chicago to make …

Assisted Suicide Bill Stalls in Illinois Legislature Amid Catholic Opposition

Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, was among those who criticized the bill. The cardinal noted that Catholic teaching supports palliative care (a form of care that focuses on improving quality of life, including pain management, for patients …

5 things Illinois taxpayers are lucky state lawmakers failed to pass

Illinois lawmakers got creative with state budget proposals to overhaul pensions and raise new revenue, many of which would have hit consumers and small businesses hardest. They also failed to intrude on how families choose to educate their children. …

Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (6/2)

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE Illinois Democrats pass budget in final minutes with sports betting tax hike “Illinois lawmakers approved a $55.2 billion state budget package minutes ahead of a key constitutional deadline Saturday night, relying on tax hikes …

Person killed in crash involving stolen car in Evergreen Park, Illinois