Illinoisians hoping to squeeze getting a new driver's license into their list of 2025 accomplishments may want to double check the hours at their local Department of Motor Vehicles office as certain ...

Central to Illinois’ plan to expand energy resources and affordability is a program that could allow homes and businesses to become virtual power plants by contributing energy from their solar ...

From credit recovery for a failing grade to taking an advanced high school math class not offered at an eighth-grader’s middle school, the Illinois Virtual Schools & Academy, based in Lake County, ...

CHICAGO — Twin sisters from Chicago are helping shape a national conversation between Pope Leo XIV and young Americans. For the first time ever, Pope Leo XIV will speak virtually to about 15,000 teens ...

The woman was left in critical condition, police said. A man has been charged with terrorism for allegedly pouring flammable liquid on a woman and setting her on fire on a Chicago L train earlier this ...

The founder of a Chicago cryptocurrency firm has been indicted on federal charges, accused of laundering $10 million in illicit proceeds from wire fraud and drug crimes. Firas Isa, 36, founder and CEO ...

Chicago homeowners are getting hit with a record property tax hike after the city’s downtown office buildings and other commercial real estate values fell again. The median residential bill climbed by ...

Chicago Public Schools employees spent $23.6 million in tax dollars on lavish vacations at 5-star hotels and overseas trips. Much of it was without approval. Hotel rooms costing $945 per night.

Some in Chicago's legal community told the ABC7 I-Team the U.S. Attorney's Office is bleeding talent. At least seven top prosecutors are part of an unprecedented leadership exodus from the Northern ...

Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. Chicago Public Schools high school students have ...

Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. In an emotional discussion, Chicago school board ...