Plan approved by House allows women’s pro sports to receive state funding

Republicans argued recent election cycles show maps illegally gerrymandered

The Education Department said states risk federal funding if they don’t end DEI programs the feds deem illegal. Illinois said it already pledges to comply with anti-discrimination laws.

Hate leafleting has become an increasingly common means for extremist groups to espouse hateful messages and intimidate marginalized communities, the Anti-Defamation League says.

A new flag, raising awareness about organ donation, now flies with the U.S. and Illinois state flags at the hospital in Normal.

Rapid expansion of AI sparks worries over environmental goals, electricity rate spikes

The pause comes amid a civil rights investigation at the university. A Northwestern spokesperson said federal funds drive lifesaving innovation at the university, which has not received official notice of the funding freeze.

The trial of a white former police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of a Black woman in Springfield is being moved.

Nursing home industry officials are urging Illinois lawmakers to increase the rates they receive from the state’s Medicaid system, arguing the current rates are outdated and are forcing many facilities around the state out of business.

There were more than 2,000 human trafficking victims in Illinois from 2019 to 2023, according to the National Human Trafficking Hotline. By one tally, nearly one-third of those victims live in Central Illinois.

Cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities could have a trickle-down effect on Illinois museums, history programs and higher education.

The Cook County suburb amended the ordinance that forced Diamond Jones out of her rental home, and housing advocates are pushing statewide for further changes to these types of local laws.