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Tornado warning issued as storms pass through Chicago
26+ min ago (399+ words) A person holds their umbrella in Streeterville in June. The Chicago area was placed under tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings on Monday as storms moved across northern Illinois capable of producing 70 mph wind gusts and two-inch hail. The National Weather…...
A new Illinois law keeps hospital finances hidden from the public
6+ hour, 46+ min ago (1029+ words) State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (left) covers his face as Resilience Healthcare CEO Manoj Prasad explains the financial situation at West Suburban Medical Center during a news conference in April about the hospital’s closure and plans to try to reopen…...
Chicago renters’ rights are at stake in dueling City Hall proposals
7+ hour, 16+ min ago (1476+ words) Tenant Becca Smith joins other protesters outside a Logan Square apartment building in January 2022 complaining about lack of heat in their building that winter. The Chicago City Council is currently weighing dueling versions of a renters protection ordinance — one from…...
Girls from across Chicago become firefighters for a day
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (829+ words) Girls Inc. of Chicago camper Savannah Moore, 6, (center) participates in Chicago Fire Department’s annual Firefighter for a Day event Thursday at the Robert J. Quinn Fire Academy in the South Loop.. For one day, 12-year-old Hannah Cole got to put…...
Gov. JB Pritzker signs Illinois AI regulations into law, aiming to rein in 'the tech bros"
2+ week, 6+ day ago (668+ words) State Sen. Mary Edly-Allen (far left) and state Rep. Daniel Didech hold the newly signed Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Measures Act while signatory Gov. JB Pritzker (center) applauds in the Loop, Monday, July 6, 2026. The legislation establishes a framework for AI…...
Kalshi sues to block new Illinois tax on prediction markets
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (550+ words) A phone displays crypto prices on the Kalshi app. Illinois lawmakers are trying to tax prediction markets. The prediction market behemoth Kalshi filed suit this week to block a new Illinois tax on financial exchanges like theirs that state gambling…...
Barack and Michelle Obama surprise Chicago students at opening of presidential center's public library
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (603+ words) Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama read to young students on Friday at the Obama Presidential Center’s newly opened Chicago Public Library branch on the South Side. Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle…...
Storms to bring 'torrential rainfall,' potential flooding, tornadoes to Chicago area Wednesday
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (349+ words) A cloud bank moves in from the west as a second wave of storms approaches Chicago, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. More tornadoes and flooding are possible with two storm fronts that are expected to hit the Chicago area Wednesday, forecasters said. The…...
Affordable Care Act enrollment in Illinois continues to drop, new state data shows
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (394+ words) The majority of people who are no longer getting health insurance coverage through Get Covered Illinois, the state’s Afordable Care Act marketplace, were dropped for nonpayment, state data shows. More than 92,000 people are no longer getting Affordable Care Act health…...
Illinois legislature bans new immigration detention centers near homes and schools
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (364+ words) The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview. A bill barring new immigration detention centers from being placed close to homes, schools, churches and other facilities in Illinois is headed to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk. Democrats supported the bill, while…...