Oak Park’s West Suburban Medical Center and Uptown’s Weiss Hospital both closed this year following federal funding cuts and reports of poor infrastructure and working conditions.

Some borrowers will be hit with higher monthly payments. New professional and graduate students will have to contend with stricter loan limits. Parents will also face tighter caps on how much they can ...

There were 37 homicides in the city last month, the lowest total for any such month dating back to at least 1970. That total ...

Chicago Public Schools principals and staff this week will begin training as the district is set to implement its holistic ...

Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday that will give the Illinois Department of Insurance authority to review and approve rate changes for homeowners and automobile policies.

The state sales tax will be reduced from 6.25% to 1.25% from Aug. 7-16, 2026, and local sales taxes will still apply. School supplies, as well as clothing and shoes under $125, are eligible for the ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson expressed confidence that he’ll be able to present a balanced budget in October after his Budget Director Annette Guzman abruptly resigned this week.

In Illinois, there have been no deaths related to the cyclospora outbreak, the Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed ...

Barely a week after four beluga whales were transferred from Marineland, a defunct Canadian water park, to Shedd Aquarium, the newcomers have already made an impression on their caretakers.

A divided Chicago Board of Education last week approved a nearly $10 billion budget that relies on an additional $150 million in state funding. The spending plan comes after weeks of debate among CPS ...

While hospitals have so far not reported major disruptions to services, more frequent supply shortages show the need for ...

A pair of storms on the front and back ends of July made for a wetter month than normal, according to a National Weather ...