As Illinois prosecutors deal with provisions of the SAFE-T Act, including cashless bail, the long-term repercussions remain to be seen.

Immigration rates in border cities are up by the thousands, because of a combination of poverty, violence, immigration policy changes and word-of-mouth from migrants who have arrived in places like Chicago.

Each of the state’s 28 prisons will receive $15,000 for books, magazines and other supplies, the first time they’ve received public funding of any kind in six years.

At least two Chicago Public Schools security guards — both former Chicago police officers who had been fired by the department — were suspended last month, raising questions about whether the district’s background check system is operating as intended.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) expressed hope future federal budget discussions will be bipartisan, even after the House vote that removed California representative Kevin McCarthy from the speakership.

Economist Robert Genetski served up a cloudy forecast Thursday at the 20th annual Cornerstone National Bank & Trust Company Economic Breakfast at The Cotillion Banquets in Palatine.