Republican state lawmakers want to reform Illinois property taxes by giving a property tax exemption to seniors, and increasing property taxes for wind and solar. They also introduced bills to make it easier for people older than 65 to get a homestead exemption, and allow property tax assessments to be published online.

Since his conviction on corruption charges and a brief prison stint that followed, politicians have surely kept their distance, at least publicly, from former Chicago Ald. Edward M. Burke.

Family and friends watched graduates become lawyers, as Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lisa Holder White swore them in to begin their careers in the Fourth Judicial District.

Advocates have touted the Illinois law as a model for other states, but a Sun-Times and WBEZ investigation found that many public colleges don’t have required protocols for what to do if immigration agents come on campus, including designating someone students can call.

Other prominent states like New York and California have taken the first steps in regulating AI. Now Illinois wants to follow suit.

A $900,000 settlement reached between the company that operated an animal feed plant in Mount Prospect and neighbors who complained about its smell will end a yearslong legal fight over odors.