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The Illinois Capitol building in Springfield is seen Oct. 15, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Illinois lawmakers consider an array of measures in final days of lame-duck session

January 5, 2025 at 7:37 p.m.

Illinois lawmakers were considering multiple bills in the last few days before a new General Assembly is sworn in.

Officers wear body cameras while ordering activists to disperse in Union Park near the United Center during the first day of the Democratic National Convention, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Statewide police body camera requirement kicked in Jan. 1, but full compliance picture unclear

January 3, 2025 at 2:48 p.m.

Beginning New Year's Day, every on-duty police officer in Illinois will be required to wear a body camera under the 2021 SAFE-T Act.

Some 300 new state laws take effect Jan. 1 covering everything from road safety to artificial intelligence, most of them passed during a two-year legislative term that enters its final days when lawmakers return to Springfield later this week. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

New Illinois laws for 2025 include minimum wage bump, artificial intelligence protections

January 1, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.

The New Year brings new laws in Illinois including a minimum wage bump and measures aimed at artificial intelligence.

The late sculptor Richard Hunt at work in his studio on Aug. 11, 2023. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Springfield museum highlights Chicago sculptor Richard Hunt’s work

December 28, 2024 at 10:12 a.m.

Chicago sculptor Richard Hunt's inspiration as an artist was sparked in part by the murder of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old South Side boy who was tortured and lynched during a...

The Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in 2022 in Anna, Illinois. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Audit finds overtime, staffing issues at Illinois Department of Human Services

December 27, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Illinois Department of Human Services employees have worked excessive overtime — with one worker more than tripling their annual salary of $66,000 — which could have an adverse effect on...

1 in custody after police-involved shooting on West Side

December 21, 2024 at 9:05 a.m.

One person was in custody after Chicago police officers saw them shoot someone else early Saturday morning in the North Austin neighborhood on the city’s West Side, according to police....

ComEd linemen repair power lines after storm damage along Joliet Road in the suburban town of McCook on July 13, 2023. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

ICC approves amended ComEd grid improvement plan with $600 million rate hike

December 20, 2024 at 3:12 p.m.

The Illinois Commerce Commission approved a multi-year power grid improvement plan for Commonwealth Edison.

Gia Biagi, then-commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation, speaks during an event at the National Hellenic Museum to celebrate the completion of construction on the Jane Byrne Interchange on Dec. 14, 2022. Gov. JB Pritzker has appointed Biagi as the state's secretary of transportation. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Gov JB Pritzker appoints former Chicago transportation official to head IDOT

December 10, 2024 at 8:00 p.m.

Gov. JB Pritzker tapped Gia Biagi, who formerly ran Chicago's transportation department, as the state's new transportation secretary.

Relationship to Illinois: Born and raised. From 1984-2002, I spent my childhood in central Illinois. I've lived and worked in Bloomington/Normal for 26 of my 40 years of life. My dad, sister, niece and the majority of my aunts and uncles are still here. All of my grandparents are buried here. I found out about this commission only days ago after spending two years abroad. I found this old design from 2016 just today. It needs work. It lacks our current eagle, perhaps to be placed in white silhouette above the star.

Explain the meaning behind your flag: This slice of Old Glory is also a nod to the French flag, banners that both stood here. A single star shines our contribution to the union. Abe's silhouette reminds us of our past. The red field highlights our present: Illinois' most iconic border, formed by the mighty Mississippi. It's steady flow, as progress itself, cuts through our banner in white, leading us ever to the future. The flag still lacks any representation of our Illiniwek and Miami heritage, which should be added by their progeny. (Illinois Secretary of State)

10 finalists chosen in state flag design competition

December 11, 2024 at 7:00 a.m.

The public will be able to vote on 10 finalists in a competition for a new Illinois state flag.

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias holds his 11-month-old daughter, Alexia, and the bill signed by Gov. JB Pritzker to prevent book bans on June 12, 2023, at the Harold Washington Library in Chicago, while Pritzker applauds. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

State anti-book-ban law leads some school districts to forsake grants to maintain local control

December 8, 2024 at 4:08 p.m.

Several Illinois school districts have chosen to pass on state grant funding that would require them to comply with an anti-book-banning law.

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