Friday, March 27, 2026
Fearing President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice is “ignoring its founding principles,” a prominent group of former Chicago federal prosecutors invited more than 300 fellow alums this week to join them in moving “from handwringing to action” to preserve the agency’s integrity.
More than 150 measures have moved thus far as House deadline approaches.
A bill that would overhaul the way Illinois funds its public universities advanced out of a House committee Thursday and could face a vote by the full House soon, despite continued opposition from the University of Illinois System, the state’s flagship institution.
The “Big Hurt” is seeking to inflict a financial hurt on the Chicago White Sox for what he says was the use of his name and likeness without his permission.
The mother of an 11-year-old boy, who was killed in an attack by his mother's ex-boyfriend after he was released from prison early by an Illinois board appointed by Gov. JB Pritzker, appears to have withdrawn her lawsuit seeking to hold the state, city of Chicago, and the Cook County Sheriff responsible for his death.