Today is Friday, April 18, the 108th day of 2025. There are 257 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 18, 1906, the deadliest earthquake in U.S. history struck San Francisco, followed by ...

For the first time in over a decade, Chicago’s public school teachers have a new contract without a strike or threat of a walkout. The four-year agreement includes pay hikes, hiring ...

A movement for some Illinois counties to join Indiana threatens to resurrect an ominous practice from the 19th century.

Trump administration challenges Illinois nonprofit diversity law The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday moved to challenge a law recently enacted in Democratic-led Illinois that seeks to ...

The federal government is pulling back $125 million in funding from the Illinois Department of Public Health and 97 local health departments for activities related to COVID-19 and other infectious ...

Elected officials are defending Boston and Massachusetts' record on public safety after US Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Monday it arrested 370 people living in the US without ...

A new ranking has named the best places to live in Illinois and several Chicago suburbs, along with some city neighborhoods, made the cut. The list comes as part of the release of the Best Places ...

(The Center Square) – Over a span of 10 days in Massachusetts, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in partnership with federal law enforcement apprehended 370 “illegal aliens,” ...

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Three of those states — Massachusetts, Illinois and Washington — are also facing funding challenges at their biggest public transit systems. Some are hoping that those challenges will help ...

(The Center Square) – A controversial bill regulating homeschooling in Illinois could be heard by the Illinois House Education Policy Committee Wednesday morning. The committee is set to start at 8 ...