Illinois lawmakers address teacher shortage across state

Nearly 90-percent of Illinois school districts have reported a teacher shortage problem, and many believe it will get worse in the coming years.

Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson attends last board meeting as Cook County Commissioner
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Just over two weeks away from moving to the fifth floor, Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson attended his last board meeting as Cook County Commissioner Thursday morning.

US House passes Republican debt ceiling bill, push Biden on spending

House Republicans have narrowly passed a sweeping debt ceiling package as they try to push President Biden into negotiations on federal spending.

Pritzker supports bill that would impose fines to 'deceptive' crisis pregnancy centers
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker expressed strong support Wednesday for imposing fines of up to $50,000 on anti-abortion ?crisis pregnancy centers? if the state finds them "deceptive."

Kim Foxx will not seek reelection in 2024

After two terms as Cook County's chief prosecutor, Kim Foxx says she will not run for re-election after her current term concludes in 2024.

ComEd bribery trial: Jury begins deliberating after prosecutors call defendants ‘grand masters of corruption’

Federal jurors have begun to deliberate the case against four former political power players who were labeled Tuesday “grand masters of corruption" for their alleged conspiracy to bribe former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan to benefit ComEd.

Takeaways from Joe Biden's reelection announcement
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President Joe Biden formally announced on Tuesday that he's running for reelection, asking voters to give him more time to "finish the job."

Consultant accused of bilking Vallas campaign out of $680K says allegations are ‘shameful and unfounded’

A political consultant who was sued last week for allegedly defrauding Paul Vallas’ mayoral campaign out of hundreds of thousands of dollars threatened Monday to file a defamation lawsuit against the failed candidate he once counted as a close associate.