Illinois

Gov. JB Pritzker held a press conference Monday morning after Illinois lawmakers adjourned without approving a Bears stadium financing plan.

The CTA unveiled its 2026 Pride Train, featuring a new rainbow-inspired design celebrating Chicago’s LGBTQ+ community

Chicago officials and Pride Chicago representatives marked the start of Pride Month with a flag-raising ceremony and discussed upcoming events, including the city’s Pride Parade and Pride Fest.

FOX Chicago is taking a closer look at the people, places, and programs helping to shape the future of pediatric care — beginning with the Kids Advisory Board.

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza discusses tougher enforcement to address teen takeovers while also responding to growing questions about a possible run for Chicago mayor.

Illinois lawmakers ended their session without passing a stadium bill designed to help keep the Chicago Bears in the state.

Audrey Wennink explains how the new Northern Illinois Transit Authority will oversee CTA, Metra and Pace, what changes riders can expect, and how leaders plan to improve fares, coordination and safety across the region.

 On a Sunday edition of CST, Tina Nguyen is joined by The Score's Mark Grote and MLB Insider Russ Dorsey. The panel gives their impressions and takeaways of Bears OTA's this week and why the hype around the team, specifically the offense, is real. Also, can the White Sox withstand Munetaka Murakami's injury, and will the Southsiders make the playoffs? Plus, it's been a disappointing month of May for the Cubs...can the Northsiders rebound in June and get back on track?

It appears lawmakers are now considering a plan to allow municipalities start their own stadium authorities. A new stadium would be privately backed but publicly owned and that would give the bears the tax incentive that would be comparable to what Indiana is offering to lure the team across the state line. There have been a lot of closed door meetings in Springfield to try to come up with something that will get the bears to stay in Illinois. The clock is ticking. The spring legislative session ends tonight at midnight. We're joined now by Brian Costin with Americans for Prosperity Illinois.

 A major loss for our community. Spencer Leak Jr. has died.

 There are other bills lawmakers have to consider. Lawmakers passed a statewide ban on cellphones in and a big one that passed is a statewide ban on cellphones.  Here's how it works. 

Lawmakers in Springfield are deciding on the three b's: The budget, the BUILD plan, and the Bears.  In the last 24 hours, the megaprojects bill looks different than what house lawmakers passed last month. This change in the game plan came hours after the megaprojects bill failed to get enough support in the state senate. Senator Bill Cunningham and Marc Gains weighed in on the changes to the bill.