The Latest Breaking News from Illinois

There’s a good chance that Main Street in your hometown looks different from how it did three years ago, whether that’s in Illinois or elsewhere in the U.S. Perhaps your favorite restaurant has closed, or your barber never reopened after lockdowns. For communities whose economic success is tied to tourism…

East St. Louis-area hotel restaurant server and single mother of three Joan Van said she works doubles, sometimes triples, to make up the money when she or one of her children gets sick, or she needs to call out

It might happen. What could go wrong?

A military spokesperson tells NPR that it's their understanding that the FBI has spoken to the hobbyist group in question.

It’s good for kids, and the state, that Gov. J.B. Pritzker focused on education in his budget and State of the State speech.

The decision appears to be the first from a federal judge considering whether the ban comports with a U.S. Court Supreme decision.

The Northern Illinois Bottlecap Balloon Brigade has not confirmed that its balloon was the object taken down by a fighter jet.

A US hobby group says it lost track of its pico balloon over south-east Alaska on February 11, sparking speculation it could be one of the three benign balloons downed by authorities.

Officials say a central Illinois man has pleaded guilty to setting fire to a Planned Parenthood clinic last month

They contend the controversial law, which would eliminate cash bail in Illinois, is unconditional and improperly ties judge’s hands when deciding the conditions of release for people accused of crimes.

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.