Center Square: Illinois sues Facebook parent company alleging it fuels youth mental health crisis
Illinois has joined a class action lawsuit accusing Meta of contributing to a mental health crisis among youths.
Center Square: Pritzker proposes new state agency to handle early childhood programs
Changes could soon be coming to Illinois’ early childhood education and care programs as Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposes housing all those functions under one roof with the creation of a new state agency.
Sun-Times: ‘Welcoming spirit’ vs. worries over safety: Brighton Park residents at odds over migrant tent plan
A tense community meeting Tuesday night in Brighton Park illustrated the divide between residents on the city’s controversial plan to turn a site in the Southwest Side neighborhood into a tent shelter for asylum seekers.
Chicago Tribune: Here’s how to combat opportunity deserts in Illinois
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is proposing a government-run grocery store. However, it’s crucial to recognize that food deserts are merely a symptom of a more profound problem: opportunity deserts.
The News-Gazette: Pritzker using his deep pockets to raise national political profile
Gov J.B. Pritzker is taking his self-promotion campaign national as a possible prelude to running a national campaign for president.
Daily Herald: Should video gambling be allowed at public golf club in Mundelein? Trustees divided on plan
Visitors to the Steeple Chase Golf Club in Mundelein could soon find video gambling machines in the clubhouse there — a concept that divided village trustees Monday night.