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The fiscal year starting July 1 marks Illinois’ first budget deficit since the pandemic started, the Civic Federation said in its analysis. Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s $800 million in tax changes and enhancements would help close the deficit, they noted, but “further tax increases could prove unsustainable for taxpayers given the State’s already high tax burden.”
It’s spring fishing and a wide variety from bowfin to bass to bullheads to muskie (Challunge on the Chain) lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.
Luisette Kraal, a native of Curaçao, lives in the U.S. on a religious visa that has run out. For two years she has been a key figure in helping newcomers adjust to the city.
Chicago’s Jewish community was set to kick of the event at noon to celebrate Israel declaring its independence 76 years ago on May 14, 1948.
In early 2020, the FDA discussed algorithms that could operate without human oversight. Shortly afterwards, radiology professionals warned regulators in a letter that they “strongly believe it is premature for the FDA to consider approval or clearance” of such systems.
The robberies were reported in several neighborhoods including Back of the Yards, Greektown and two in Albany Park, police said.
Stephanie Migawa’s nearly 20-pound brown trout put some extra celebration into her 20th anniversary on the Long Gone 3 charter out of Waukegan and earns Fish of the Week.
Tens of thousands of Illinoisans now wait almost a year for a decision on their disability applications, and Social Security Administration’s new chief says case backlogs and other delays show why SSA needs additional funding in 2025.
Even as she meets her boyfriend often and talks with him on the phone in front of her kids, she thinks she’s keeping her affair secret.
Chicago residents are divided over whether parents should be able to choose a school other than the one in their neighborhood, and two-thirds think the priority should be on funding the local school.
The Cubs will not have a timeline for Alzolay’s injury recovery until doctors review his imaging.
Chris Flexen is one of many White Sox who could be dealt before the July 30 deadline.
The plan is for games at the team’s Arizona complex before a minor-league rehab assignment.
The Bears signed six players who tried out for the team during rookie minicamp over the weekend.
Notes: Craig Counsell logged his first ejection as Cubs manager, and Christopher Morel exited in the ninth.
A small satellite designed by students will be launched into space in 2026.
The woman, 21, was found with a gunshot wound on the kitchen floor of a home in the 6100 block of South King Drive about 9:55 p.m. Sunday.
Malik Washington, 24, and a man, 35, were standing outside a gas station May 2 in the 6700 block of South Jeffery Boulevard when a car drove by and someone inside opened fire around 7:30 p.m.
Two vehicles were traveling near Car-Sag Road and 127th Street when they crashed around 1:30 p.m. Sunday, the Crestwood Police Department said.
Zet Rodriguez-Lara, who had a 6-month-old daughter, remembered as a “great father, friend and brother,” by family on his GoFundMe page.
Author Rachel Carson’s book about the threat posed by the pesticide DDT ultimately led to the creation of the EPA and other environmental milestones.
The Illinois Legislature should save the 340B program, which is holding on by a thread. In some counties, patients are being forced to travel far out of their way to get vital medications.
Flights leaving from O’Hare were delayed by over an hour as of 8 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Delays were expected to increase as thunderstorms passed through.
Plus: Ascension ransomware attack continues, CTU’s lobbying field trip and more.
Eversley is no stranger to being in the rumor mill for a promotion with another organization, and now the Pistons have entered the picture.