Center Square: Senate Republican leader says Pritzker invited, mishandling migrant crisis
The leading Republican state senator in Illinois is criticizing Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s handling of the migrant crisis and says the governor asked for the issues the state is now facing.
Chicago Tribune: City Council to vote on police arbitration again after committee opposes private disciplinary hearings
The committee’s 10-5 vote tees up another chapter in the back and forth between City Hall and the Fraternal Order of Police over the contract provision
Center Square: Prosecutors want up to five years in prison for Madigan's former chief of staff
Prosecutors want former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s longtime chief of staff to spend up to five years in prison to send a message to Springfield while defense attorneys want him to avoid prison.
Daily Herald: Bears and schools $100 million apart on property value of Arlington Park
The Chicago Bears and three northwest suburban school districts are $100 million apart on how much they think the NFL franchise’s Arlington Park property is worth.
Center Square: Trump to remain on Illinois ballot after elections board declines to remove him
Former President Donald Trump will remain on the Illinois ballot after the State Board of Elections dismissed a challenge alleging he was ineligible because of his challenging the results of 2020 election.
Sun-Times: Mayor Brandon Johnson warned after inspectors find communication breakdowns where Chicago firefighters died
State inspectors have warned Mayor Brandon Johnson to improve firefighter safety after finding major breakdowns in communication at scenes where firefighters have died, including a blaze that left a rookie dead.
Sun-Times: CPS students walk out to support City Council’s Gaza cease-fire resolution
Chicago Public Schools students at Lincoln Park High School joined kids at schools across the city who protested Tuesday in support of a cease-fire in Gaza.
NBC Chicago: Multiple people hospitalized after being covered in unknown substance after report of explosion
Multiple people were hospitalized after being dropped off at a suburban immediate care covered in an unidentified substance following what they said was a workplace explosion, fire officials said.
WCIA: Illinois giving nearly $55 million for more outdoor recreation spaces
More than 110 park districts, municipalities, and other governing bodies are getting funding from the Open Space Land Acquisition and Development program.