Tuesday, February 17, 2026
For the second straight Cook County judicial primary election, less than half of the seats up for grabs March 17 drew more than one candidate, continuing a decadeslong slide in competition.
Amid a growing push nationwide for new laws to regulate the booming business of third-party lawsuit investing, a state lawmaker has introduced legislation in Springfield in a bid to bring greater transparency to the practice in Illinois, as well.
Several Illinois municipalities are trying to implement ranked choice voting, but confusion about Illinois election law has slowed the implementation process. Several lawmakers are trying to change that.
A federal judge Friday ordered the release by Monday of four people out of hundreds who were detained without warrants by federal agents amid the ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ immigration enforcement campaign last year in the Chicago area.
Two summers ago, a newspaper article inspired Roxann Specht to write a detailed note containing her end-of-life requests. After sharing it with her husband, Gerald, he was similarly inspired but much more to the point.
The City of Peoria is voluntarily dismissing their lawsuit against Boyd Gaming, the Illinois Gaming Board and the City of East Peoria after Boyd Gaming unveiled a plan to keep the Par-A-Dice on the water.