Illinois-based State Farm Insurance says severe weather is increasing in Illinois, leading to a need for higher insurance rates. But Gov. J.B. Pritzker has one message for the company: prove it.

According to the nonpartisan health policy research organization KFF, federal Medicaid spending in Illinois is expected to be ...

Five major infrastructure projects in the Champaign-Urbana area are set to receive a combined investment of nearly $298.2 ...

Chicago’s public defenders are among the best-resourced in Illinois, but even there, massive case loads have attorneys and investigators stretched paper-thin. The Cook County Jail has swelled under ...

In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop reviews recent comments from Chicago ...

Ravinia Communities bought the Oasis Mobile Home Park in the Chicago suburb Des Plaines for $52 million amid a hot ...

A newly announced Republican candidate for governor of Wisconsin said this week that he’s “open to considering different ...

State Farm home insurance rates rising Consumer advocacy groups are calling for government oversight of home insurance rates ...

More than 1,450 staff were laid off Friday, but district officials say many will be rehired. However, a Chalkbeat analysis of ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced July 1 that former Deputy Gov. Christian Mitchell will be his running mate for the 2026 campaign ...

Illinois students won’t need to fill out applications for most state universities to be admitted — if they have high enough grades.   With his signature, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on July 7 approved a bill ...

There was a different vibe at Homewood-Flossmoor High School this past school year, and some administrators and teachers ...