SORT Order Oldest FirstNewest First Has Video - Any -YesNo FILTER Date Range Start date End date Category - Any -Arts & EntertainmentBusinessCrime & LawEducationHealthPoliticsScience & NatureSports Keyword(s) Jun 1, 2025 State Senate’s Transit Funding, Proposal for Tax on Deliveries Stalls in House A version of the bill passed in the Senate, sponsored by Sen. Ram Villivalam, D-Chicago. But the House adjourned early Sunday morning without concurring as some of its tax hikes became too controversial. Now, the future of Chicagoland transit is in limbo as the bill awaits further action. Jun 1, 2025 Illinois Democrats Pass $55.5B State Budget With New Taxes on Sports Betting, Nicotine Products The $55.2 billion spending plan is supported by $55.3 billion of revenue, including just over $1 billion in new taxes and revenue changes. The four bills making up the budget and capital spending plan were part of a flurry of thousands of pages of legislation that went from introduction to passage in the final 48 hours of the legislative session. May 30, 2025 Week in Review: Scramble to Pass State Budget; Assisted-Dying Bill Advances The Illinois House advances a bill allowing physician-assisted death for the terminally ill. And an overhaul of public transit in the Chicago area is lining up in Springfield. May 30, 2025 Illinois, Most of Its Counties and 7 Towns End Up on Trump Administration’s Confusing Sanctuary List The list, which was riddled with misspellings, included sparsely populated counties that have little interaction with immigration authorities, that overwhelmingly voted for President Donald Trump and that have actively supported his hard-line immigration policies. May 30, 2025 Feds Seek 12.5-Year Prison Sentence for Ex-Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan After Corruption Convictions The government on Friday filed its sentencing memorandum, arguing that it is “just and warranted” to sentence Madigan to 12.5 years in prison and hit him with a $1.5 million fine. May 30, 2025 PBS Sues the Trump Administration Over Defunding, Days After NPR Filed Similar Case In its lawsuit, PBS relies on similar arguments, saying Trump was overstepping his authority and engaging in “viewpoint discrimination” because of his claim that PBS’ news coverage is biased against conservatives. May 30, 2025 Illinois Bill Aims to Lower Cost of Prescriptions, Rein in Pharmacy Benefit Managers The bill, known as the Prescription Drug Affordability Act would put new regulations and impose new fees on a large but little understood segment of the prescription drug industry — pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs. May 30, 2025 Supreme Court Lets Trump End Legal Protections for Over 500,000 Immigrants From 4 Countries The Supreme Court again cleared the way for the Trump administration to strip temporary legal protections from hundreds of thousands of immigrants for now, pushing the total number of people who could be newly exposed to deportation to nearly 1 million. May 30, 2025 US Inflation Gauge Cools With Little Sign of Tariff Impact, so Far A key U.S. inflation gauge slowed last month as President Donald Trump’s tariffs have yet to noticeably push up prices. May 30, 2025 Kennedy Express Lanes to O'Hare Reopening Sunday as Construction Project Enters New Phase Outbound express lanes on the Kennedy are reopening Sunday, a month ahead of schedule. May 29, 2025 CPS Renews Urban Prep Charter Schools Contract After District Previously Sought to Take Over Schools The Chicago Board of Education on Thursday approved a new two-year charter renewal for Urban Prep Charter Academy, which operates a pair of South Side high schools predominantly serving Black male students. May 29, 2025 US Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi on His Bid for the US Senate, Being a ‘Champion for Underdogs’ A heated race is already unfolding to replace longtime U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin in next year’s primary elections. Since the 80-year-old senator announced his retirement last month, three Democratic candidates have launched campaigns. May 29, 2025 May 29, 2025 - Full Show Lawmakers are working to address transit and state budget challenges with just two days left in session. And a congressman from Schaumburg discusses his bid for the U.S. Senate. May 29, 2025 Illinois Bill Would Allow Terminally Ill Adults to End Their Lives With Medical Assistance The bill would legalize the use of prescription drugs that aid in dying, what’s commonly referred to as physician-assisted suicide. May 29, 2025 Pritzker to Consider Bill Mandating Gun Owners Lock Up Firearms Near Minors The bill mandates that gun owners store their firearms in a secure, locked box in any place where they know or “reasonably should know” that a minor without permission to access a firearm, an at-risk person or someone who is prohibited from obtaining a firearm can access the weapon. Load More Thanks to our sponsors: