With SNAP benefit fraud cases on the rise, a new bill in Springfield would collect data from the cards as part of an effort to make fraudulent acts more difficult.

Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson announced that Jennifer “Jen” Johnson, the Chicago Teachers Union’s recent chief of staff, will serve as his deputy mayor for education, youth and human services.

During a telephone hearing that lasted around a minute, federal prosecutors dismissed the single count of conspiracy to bribe a public official that had hung over businessman Omar Maani’s head since he was charged in 2019.

The Chicago Bears and three Arlington Heights-area school districts are millions apart on what they think the team’s new Arlington Park property is worth and how much the team should pay in taxes, according to documents obtained by the Daily Herald.

Just weeks after packing the Deerfield Village Hall, hundreds of residents are planning another demonstration to block redevelopment plans for the old Baxter International headquarters.

The plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging an Illinois law that banned assault weapons and extended magazines have appealed rulings allowing the bill to stand to the U.S. Supreme Court, where it is being evaluated by a single justice.

House Bill 3414 adds to the factors that judges must consider in the process of sentencing children found guilty of a crime. The bill would require a judge to consider a child’s involvement in the child welfare system, history of abuse and the results of any mental health evaluations.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be in Peoria on Friday to deliver a speech at the annual Peoria-Tazewell County Republican Party’s Lincoln Day Dinner at the Peoria Civic Center.