The mayor of Chicago is defending his spending choices as the city faces a budget deficit of nearly $1 billion in 2025.

In a 6-0 ruling, the court found that cannabis laws in Illinois had evolved to the point that just catching a whiff of burnt weed is no longer enough probable cause for police to search a vehicle.

Parents, students, teachers and advocates filled dozens of seats in the auditorium at Chicago Public Schools’ downtown offices ahead of the vote to determine the district’s way forward for the next five years.

Drought monitors shows that all of Central Illinois is “abnormally dry.” In fact — the entire state is seeing drought-like conditions as we speak.