$1.35M Illinois lottery ticket pulled at Carpentersville gas station
A $1.35 million winning lottery ticket was pulled at a Trio gas station in Carpentersville on Monday, the Illinois Lottery announced.
A $1.35 million winning lottery ticket was pulled at a Trio gas station in Carpentersville on Monday, the Illinois Lottery announced.
Obstacles like physical injuries, mental health challenges, and financial hardship can make reintegrating into civilian life particularly challenging for military veterans. For many of these American heroes, a little support can go a...
Check those tickets! A Lucky Day Lotto player in Carpentersville won a $1.35 million jackpot Monday night. Lucky Day Lotto win The winning ticket matched all five numbers — 6-12-17-31-43 — in Monday evening’s drawing, according to...
2026 ELECTION COVERAGE: Watch Live | Poll Closing Times | All Live Results | Live Updates | Live Fact Check Democrat JB Pritzker won election Tuesday as governor of Illinois, defeating Republican Darren Bailey. Illinois Gov. Covered by...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said Wednesday that Democrats should pass legislation to raise the federal minimum wage on the heels of their midterm victories. “Well, there’s an easy way to start. Let’s raise the...
<h3>Good morning, Chicago. ✶</h3><p>🔎 <b>Below</b>: Gov. JB Pritzker didn't start the yearslong grudge match with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, but he notched a major win against him by financially backing the Democratic...
Gov. JB Pritzker has defeated Republican challenger Darren Bailey in an Illinois governor race rematch, ABC News projects.
The Congressional elections Tuesday may well have been a referendum on Donald Trump; but voter turnout in the Illinois Valley suggests the local results were a referendum on Gov. JB Pritzker.
As soon as the newly elected U.S. Covered by 5 outlets: 1 lean left, 2 are centre, 1 lean right, 1 are not rated.
“I was doing cartwheels down the street,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Wednesday reacting to U.S. midterm election results dominated by the Democrats. Ford, who once said that Donald Trump could "kiss [his]...
After the Democrats swept the U.S. midterms on Tuesday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he was "doing cartwheels down the street." Other leaders, however, are a little more reserved. Ottawa reporter Stephanie Levitz...
Ontario premier said his ministers will go to Washington to further lobby officials on removing tariffs
Bloomington police responded to reports of a shooting at 1:30 am on Sunday, confirming a total of nine people, ages 16 to 22, were shot. Covered by 5 outlets: 1 are centre, 1 lean right, 3 are not rated.
A freshman cheerleader was killed in a violent shooting while visiting her best friend at a Halloween house party in Bloomington, Illinois.
Bloomington police responded to reports of a shooting at 1:30 am on Sunday, confirming a total of nine people, ages 16 to 22, were shot.
A North Central College student was killed while visiting a friend over the Halloween weekend near Illinois Wesleyan University, officials said.
The teenager who was killed in a mass shooting Sunday near Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington has been identified as 19-year-old Giana Dettloff. Dettloff was a student at North Central College, and she also...
Illinois voters will face more than just a slate of candidates in the Nov. 3 election. Ballot questions across the Chicago area could affect property taxes, school funding, public safety and how local governments operate. Many of the...
There are several referenda on ballots across the Chicago area.
<p>COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Ethan Moczulski kicked a 26-yard field goal on the final play to lift Illinois to a 20-17 victory over Maryland on Saturday.</p><p>Fresh off a win over Oregon, the Illini struggled for most of the game against...
<p>Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s tenure as leader of his chamber’s supermajority caucus is in jeopardy after 26 Democratic state representatives issued a statement calling for new leadership.</p><p>The mutiny comes in...
Dozens of Illinois counties have now voted in favor of non-binding measures calling for separation from the state, raising new questions about the growing divide between Chicago and downstate communities. More Illinois counties vote to...
This story is part of an investigative series coproduced by the Chicago Reader and Invisible Institute. In 2024, Douglas Dyhrkopp, state’s attorney of Gallatin County in southern Illinois, began receiving complaints that a veteran law...
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The Illinois Federation of Teachers approved a nearly 39% pay raise for its president Stacy Davis Gates as state reading and math proficiency scores lag.
Federal and statewide elections are not the only races on the ballot today. Chicago-area counties will also decide important races for assessors, sheriffs, treasurers and more local offices. Polls close across Illinois at 7 p.m. CT,...
Illinois QB Katin Houser returns weeks ahead of schedule after hand surgery, helping the Fighting Illini beat Maryland 20-17.
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<p><i>This story was </i><a class="Link" href="https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/10/30/2026-illinois-state-report-card-released-by-isbe-with-data-on-cps-schools/" target="_blank" ><i>originally published</i></a><i> by Chalkbeat....
This Friday, an unknown number sent me a very urgently worded text: “She won’t keep us safe” it warned. Nithya “Raman is a proud self-acclaimed socialist” who “wants to defund the police.” For some reason, I was slightly skeptical of...
CBS Sports Network is home to six games in Week 9, beginning on Tuesday night
The DOJ is opposing Evanston's motion to dismiss a federal lawsuit challenging the city's $25,000 race-based reparations program as unconstitutional.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is pushing back after the city of Evanston, Illinois , signaled plans to throw out a federal lawsuit challenging its race-based reparations program. The legal standoff escalated after...
Longtime Democratic Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is set to win reelection, beating out Republican challenger and former Chicago City Council Ald. Bob Fioretti. As of midnight Tuesday, Raoul had received 61.5% of the vote with...
FOX Chicago will bring you live coverage of Election Day across Illinois , including live results and expert analysis when polls close. Read the voter guide to see what's on your ballot, find your polling place and get previews of the...
Democrat candidates are projected to win Illinois’ secretary of state, comptroller and treasurer offices, according to the Associated Press. Alexi Giannoulias is leading the race for secretary of state with 64.4% of...
With all precincts reporting in the district, Republican Jed Davis garnered 20,271 votes to Democrat Caroline McCree's 17,395 votes. Both candidates are from Yorkville.
<p>A multimillion-dollar contract with Appriss Insights LLC, which runs the state’s crime victim notification system, contains a provision that allows the company to share jail data with third parties, including Immigration and Customs...
Illinois’ statewide offices could end up Tuesday where they have been for decades — with a full slate of Democrats taking the reins. The state hasn’t seen a Republican as secretary of state in nearly 30 years, as attorney general in...
Democrats’ nationwide blue tsunami swept through Springfield on Tuesday night, too, running up the state party's super majorities toward historic highs in the Illinois General Assembly. Covered by 3 outlets: 1 lean left, 2 are not rated.
Queer representation in the Illinois General Assembly expanded Tuesday as two openly LGBTQ+ candidates won seats in the state House, joining returning lawmakers as other candidates competed in races across Illinois....
Illinois voters will decide all 118 seats in the state House of Representatives on Nov. 3, as candidates compete for the chance to shape state policy in Springfield. Democrats currently hold a supermajority in the...
CHAMPAIGN — Andrej Stojakovic and Stefan Vaaks each scored 20 points Monday night as No. Despite not having David Mirkovic available, No. Covered by 3 outlets: 1 lean left, 2 are centre.
The Fighting Illini smashed records in a 120-45 rout of Fairleigh Dickinson
Despite not having David Mirkovic available, No. 3 Illinois still rolled to a 120-45 win over Fairleigh Dickinson to open the season on Monday.