Center Square: Judge declares mistrial in Madigan-linked corruption case
A judge declared a mistrial after a jury deadlocked 11-1 on charges alleging former AT&T Illinois leader Paul La Schiazza bribed former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Sun-Times: IDOT receives $305 million for South Side rail, west suburban expressway improvements
Leaders announced Friday the U.S. Department of Transportation grant will be used for the Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency Program and also to improve the 290-1st Avenue interchange.
Chicago Tribune: From Project 2025 to Evangelicals for Harris: How Wheaton College grads are involved in presidential politics
As a chief architect of Project 2025, Russell Vought has risen into the national spotlight for co-authoring the controversial conservative blueprint designed to radically overhaul the federal government under the next Republican president.
WCIA: U of I building service workers plan to strike Monday
After failing to reach an agreement with the University of Illinois on Friday, building service workers are planning to strike Monday morning.