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Mail balloting goes forward as normal after Trump’s failed attempt to federalize the process

More than 1,000 students have completed the program over the past quarter century

In 2021, Illinois passed a law requiring every public elementary and high school teach a unit of Asian American and Pacific Islander history. Five years later, many schools have yet to fully implement it.

Our reporting revealed hundreds of incidents of forced medication, fires, sex offenses, serious injuries and more — all occurring with little oversight from state officials.

Early voting is now underway.

Illinois has an ambitious plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. But a new reports shows the state is not on pace to hit the goal. It offers recommendations to get back on track, but those would require some major changes. It's uncertain if the political will exists to make that happen.

Chester Weger was convicted of killing one of three suburban Chicago women whose battered bodies were found in the popular state park in 1960. He spent about 60 years in prison.

The medical aid in dying law is facing court challenges, but the law still stands.

The beatification Mass for Archbishop Fulton Sheen, a popular church leader from outside Peoria, will put him one step closer to sainthood.

Federal judge strikes down rules barring noncitizens from certain emergency public benefits