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The Chicago Skyway Toll Bridge, a common path for Chicagoans to travel to Indiana, shown from South Ewing Avenue in South Chicago, Dec. 17, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)

Chicago Bears say they’re looking into building a new stadium in northwest Indiana

December 17, 2025 at 6:17 p.m.

In 1995, the Chicago Bears threatened to move to northwest Indiana if the team didn't get money for a new stadium. They're doing it again.

U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, center, attends the Republican National Convention at Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Illinois Republicans in Congress urge President Donald Trump not to pardon ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan

December 17, 2025 at 3:48 p.m.

Letter from Illinois' three Republican members of Congress comes a week after the Tribune reported ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan had asked President Donald Trump for clemency.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg, left, speaks with Jackson County State's Attorney Marsha Cascio-Hale during a July 29, 2025, event for Krishnamoorthi's Democratic primary campaign for U.S. Senate at the Carbondale home of former Illinois Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon, center. (Brian Sapp/WSIU)

Illinois’ US Senate primary race shows candidates still must court shrinking downstate Democratic base

December 7, 2025 at 4:59 p.m.

All three major Democratic Senate candidates hail from the Chicago region, potentially ending the upstate-downstate balance maintained by retiring Sen. Dick Durbin for 28 years.

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood and Justin Kidd walk on Beach Street toward reporters after touring the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility in Broadview on Nov. 24, 2025. Underwood called the facilities “unacceptable.” (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

US Rep. Lauren Underwood warns Chicago immigration crackdown not over as ICE plans major staff expansion

November 24, 2025 at 6:34 p.m.

After a rare visit inside ICE's processing facility in Broadview, U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood said the agency is looking to “probably triple” the size of the staff at Broadview and...

U.S. Rep. Jesús "Chuy" García, 4th, speaks during the American Legion Veterans Day ceremony, Nov. 11, 2025, at Manuel Perez Jr. Memorial Plaza in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

House admonishes Rep. Jesús ‘Chuy’ García over ballot maneuver as most Democrats defend Chicago congressman

November 18, 2025 at 5:48 p.m.

Twenty-three Congressional Democrats — including two from Illinois — joined with Republicans in favoring a resolution admonishing U.S. Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García for using old-school tactics to clear the way...

Illinois Senate President Don Harmon’s attorney, Michael Kasper, listens in during an Illinois State Board of Elections hearing in Chicago on Nov. 18, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Illinois elections board remains deadlocked on Senate President Don Harmon fundraising case, drops $9.8M fine

November 18, 2025 at 5:05 p.m.

Illinois partisan politics formally undermined a staff finding that state Senate President Don Harmon's political fund violated campaign contribution limits last year.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and his wife, first lady MK Pritzker, wait backstage before he announced his candidacy for a third term, June 26, 2025, at the Grand Crossing Park field house in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Gov. JB Pritzker deposits $25.5M of his own money into campaign fund as he ramps up bid for third term

November 17, 2025 at 3:43 p.m.

The $25.5 million total Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker gave to his campaign fund represents a smaller down payment than Pritzker made by this point in his two previous races for...

Gov. JB Pritzker talks about recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement tactics and their effect on immigrant families at the Illinois Capitol during the legislative session on Oct. 30, 2025, in Springfield. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Gov. JB Pritzker’s Accountability Commission still ramping up as federal immigration surge starts to subside

November 17, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

More than three weeks after Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker created the commission, there is no apparent way for the public to report misconduct by federal immigration agents.

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton speaks during a news conference at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights headquarters in the Loop, Sept. 28, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Rejecting corporate PAC money earns Juliana Stratton endorsement in Senate race from End Citizens United

November 6, 2025 at 6:26 p.m.

End Citizens United, which backs greater transparency in campaign fundraising and contribution limits, announced it is supporting Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin.

U.S. Rep. Jesús "Chuy" García speaks during a news conference at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights headquarters in the Loop on Sept. 28, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

US Rep. Jesús ‘Chuy’ García defends insider move that cleared path for top staffer to enter Congress

November 5, 2025 at 7:50 p.m.

While acknowledging "the criticism is fair," U.S. Rep. Jesús 'Chuy' García said he made the decision not to run for a fifth term quickly due to a confluence of quick-moving...

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