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Pilar Audain, left, 54, of Chicago’s Auburn Gresham neighborhood, and Sylvia Ewing, 69, of Country Club Hills, speak to each other next to a portrait of Ida B. Wells before hosting a meditation event during the 5th annual Ida B. Wells festival at The Light of Truth Ida B. Wells National Monument in Chicago’s Oakland neighborhood Saturday, June 27, 2026. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Bronzeville hosts festival honoring civil rights activist Ida B. Wells-Barnett

June 27, 2026 at 8:15 p.m.

The meditation session was the first of several events taking place Saturday in Chicago's Bronzeville community honoring Wells-Barnett for the 5th annual Ida B. Wells Festival.

Horses walk on the track on April 6, 2024, at Hawthorne Race Course in Stickney. (Vincent Alban/baiduhai)

Bidder for Hawthorne Race Course expected to end horse racing unless another buyer steps in

June 27, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Members of the Illinois Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association hold out hope that Hawthorne may be saved as the last professional horse racing track in the Chicago area.

Michael C. Burns, left, answers questions from state senators during an appointments hearing for the Illinois Prisoner Review Board at the State Capitol, May 28, 2026, in Springfield. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Gov. JB Pritzker continues Illinois Prisoner Review Board restructuring following controversial rulings

June 18, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Controversial early-release decisions by the Illinois Prisoner Review Board have repeatedly tested Gov. JB Pritzker politically, including a decision that led to the murder of an 11-year-old Chicago boy.

Gov. JB Pritzker signs Illinois’ budget at a state building in Chicago's Loop on June 16, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Gov. JB Pritzker OKs $56 billion election-year state budget as Bears stadium questions loom over Springfield

June 16, 2026 at 5:29 p.m.

The budget covers through the last year of Pritzker's second term as he seeks reelection and circles questions about a potential 2028 presidential run. It also comes as the most...

Workers erect scaffoldings as they begin construction on the National Mall for the "Great American State Fair," part of the America 250 anniversary celebration, in Washington, on May 5, 2026. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

Peoria museum to represent Illinois at Trump’s ‘Great American State Fair’ as Pritzker administration opts out

June 14, 2026 at 1:53 p.m.

With the Pritzker administration not sending a delegation to Trump's "Great American State Fair," the Peoria Riverfront Museum is stepping in.

Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions at a press conference hours after the end of the spring legislative session at the State Capitol, June 1, 2026, in Springfield. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Illinois medical-aid-in-dying law faces federal lawsuit from disabled patients, doctors before September start

June 11, 2026 at 6:40 p.m.

Two disabled patients, a doctor and various disability and patients' rights organizations argue Illinois' End of Life Options Act "upends millennia of protections for Illinois patients ... by ending the...

State Sen. Bill Cunningham updates reporters on a Senate proposal to have a new stadium for the Chicago Bears built in Illinois during the final night of the spring legislative session on May 31, 2026, in Springfield. After the spring session adjourned, Cunningham, in a sports talk radio interview, described his frustration in working with the Bears through negotiations. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Chicago Bears’ stadium tactics over years of negotiations leave some Illinois leaders frustrated

June 6, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The Chicago Bears announced plans to move to Indiana. Some Illinois political leaders pointed fingers at the Bears over the breakdown in negotiations, while others are holding out hope for...

A “Save Logan Correctional Center” sign is displayed in the store window of Guest House Coffee and Pastries in Lincoln, Illinois, on Oct. 3, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

Illinois moving forward with closing Logan women’s prison, rebuilding it at Stateville prison site near Joliet

June 6, 2026 at 3:12 p.m.

Gov. JB Pritzker endorsed the plan in 2024 to replace two aging, deteriorating prisons — Stateville Correctional Center near Joliet and Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln — and rebuild both...

Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey speaks to the media after his primary victory at an Illinois GOP unity breakfast in Naperville, March 18, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Darren Bailey woos press after years of media attacks as Republican continues to try to reset image

June 6, 2026 at 1:19 a.m.

The GOP nominee for governor, Darren Bailey, was a guest speaker at the Illinois Press Association/Foundation's annual convention in East Peoria, the latest evolution in Bailey's efforts to reset his...

A golfer hits from the rough at Lost Marsh Golf Course in Hammond, on May 13, 2026, with the backdrop of BP Whiting Refinery. Lost Marsh Golf Course would likely be part of the Bears Hammond stadium footprint. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Chicago Bears say they will proceed with plans for a stadium in Hammond

June 5, 2026 at 9:09 p.m.

The Chicago Bears will proceed with plans for a new stadium in Hammond, the organization announced Friday.

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