Center Square: Illinois GOP legislators demand transparency surrounding spending on migrants
Illinois Senate Bill 3170 demands several state agencies identify all spending on services and resources for non-citizens in Illinois.
Chicago Tribune: Illinois moves to limit toxic forever chemicals contaminating wells throughout the state
Regulations unveiled Wednesday by the Illinois Pollution Control Board are intended to protect millions of people from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS, some of which build up in human blood, cause cancer and other diseases and take years to leave the body.
Sun-Times: Mayor Brandon Johnson says addressing homelessness is 'matter of life and death' during VA visit
Mayor Brandon Johnson campaigned for the Bring Chicago Home ballot measure during a tour of Jesse Brown VA Medical Center on Thursday, a day after an appellate court ruled votes would be counted in the referendum.
North by Northwestern: What's up with the growing migrant population in Chicago?
The City of Chicago reports that over 36,000 migrants have arrived since August 2022, getting off buses that arrive at odd hours and in unspecified locations.
WTTW: Chicago is one step closer to hybrid elected school board as Illinois House approves plan
Mayor Brandon Jonson will retain majority control of Chicago Public Schools throughout his first term under a measure that’s one step away from becoming law.
Daily Herald: Lake County readies for Arlington Heights Road rebuild
Rebuilding and making other improvements along a 1.9-mile section of Arlington Heights Road in southern Lake County is about to begin in earnest.
CIProud: Anticipated voter turnout at the primary election is low
Voters taking to the polls is expected to be low, especially after the record breaking turnout in the 2020 primaries.
WCIA: Attorney General lists top 10 most frequent scams Illinoisans fell victim to in 2023
This week is National Consumer Protection Week, and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is highlighting the scams and consumer complaints which affected the state’s residents in 2023.