Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the state’s $50.6 billion budget on Wednesday. However, one expense is unclear, leading some to question whether new taxes may be coming for Illinoisans as a result.

Chicago Public Schools teachers will have essentially the same parental leave policy that city workers receive under a new plan announced on Thursday by Mayor Brandon Johnson, ending a conflict that began under his predecessor.

Top officials from the Department of Justice on Thursday visited the city’s West Side to meet with local leaders behind Chicago’s rapidly expanding network of community-based anti-violence programs.

Suburban Franklin Park got the attention of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The feds announced they’ll be sending $8 million to help.

The Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg and Palatine police departments continue to work with Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 on protocols for school resource officers using state-mandated bodycams while on campus.

Now that school is out for the summer, Peoria Police are reminding parents and guardians about the city’s curfew ordinance. There is a curfew between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. for children 12 and under. Teens 13 to 16 have a curfew between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.; that curfew is extended to midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.