Thursday, December 18, 2025
A Sun-Times investigation found the state’s new prison health care provider comes with a disturbing track record.
More than 200 new laws are going into effect in Illinois on January 1, and many will have significant impacts on the state’s students.
Over nearly four decades of teaching in St. Charles, Jim Reed has always strived to bring the material to life. When prepping seventh-graders at St. Patrick Catholic School for an upcoming United States and Illinois Constitution test, he took transforming civics to life to a special new “bar.”
Gov. JB Pritzker signed a law expanding the Senior Citizens Real Estate Tax Deferral Program, giving more elders the chance to get some financial relief.
Prosecutors have unveiled new details about additional criminal charges filed against Lawrence Reed, the man accused of setting a woman on fire aboard a Blue Line train last month while he was on electronic monitoring.
A Rock Falls man whose plea agreement on home invasion and sex assault charges was turned down last week in Whiteside County Circuit Court is asking a judge to dismiss the case, claiming his right to a speedy trial has been violated.