The Latest Breaking News from Illinois

Ald. David Moore is proud of his success in the 17th Ward and defends his community. He — along with former state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias and City Clerk Anna Valencia — is running to replace Jesse White as Illinois secretary of state.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker hasn’t held a news conference on COVID-19 in three months, but his office says the governor and his public health team remain on top of the situation. Experts aren’t sure more briefings would help, given how tired many are of hearing about the virus.

State Sen. Darren Bailey doubled down on his comments he considered Chicago a crime-ridden “hellhole” during a debate Thursday night of the Republican candidates for governor as he also sought to aggressively label rival Richard Irvin a “corrupt Democrat.”

MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc. (NYSE:MSM) has acquired Engman-Taylor, a Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin-based distributor of metalworking tools and supplies. Financial terms were not disclosed. MSC Industrial expects the acquisition to be roughly neutral to its FY22 earnings and slightly accretive to FY23 earnings. Engman-Taylor will continue to do business under its current…

The volume updates and continues the lineage of important books documenting the fishes across Illinois.

Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) plans to build four new e-commerce fulfillment centers using an automated system to speed deliveries firing up rivalry with Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN). Walmart will open its first warehouse in Joliet, Illinois, this summer.  Walmart will build additional centers in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Texas over the next three years, Bloomberg reports. E-commerce giants like Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) and…

While Chicago’s gun laws may be more strict than some states, Abbott’s statement ignores how regulations have been weakened after federal court reversals of the city’s once-tougher restrictions. He also ignores how the majority of firearms in Chicago are coming from neighboring states where gun…

She didn’t immediately call police after an 18-year-old told her he’d been molested by Richard Kearney, according to a just-settled lawsuit that also says Bishop Frank Griswold’s office ignored other suspicions about the predator priest.

“I feel like it’s been a long time coming,” senior Connor Wallace said.