On Friday night, the Alabama Crimson Tide will make their fourth consecutive Sweet 16 appearance, doing so with a matchup against the Michigan Wolverines. One of college basketball’s top teams, the Wolverines have consistently ranked among the nation’s best throughout the 2025-26 season, and as a result, are a No. 1 seed in this year’s…
An illegal alien from Venezuela is in custody for the shooting death of Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman. Authorities say the suspect gunned her down last Thursday as she fled from him. As expected, Democrat leaders refuse to take responsibility for Gorman’s death even though the tragedy is a direct result of their…
This story is a partnership between Grist and WBEZ, a public radio station serving the Chicago metropolitan region. Illinois is in the midst of a public health crisis. Nearly 1.5 million service lines — the pipes that carry drinking water to homes and businesses — contain or are suspected to contain lead, a neurotoxin linked to cognitive, reproductive, and…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and his administration are presiding over a city in serious financial straits, as decades of mismanagement and present-day fiscal irresponsibility compound. Chicago, the nation’s third-largest city, is facing a corporate fund budget gap of more than $1 billion, while its 2025 fiscal year…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Illinois Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker said that Democrats should seek criminal prosecution against Trump administration and law enforcement officials who have “broken the law” if they were to gain control of the White House in 2028. Pritzker, who is running for a third gubernatorial term, sat down…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton is on a glide path to the U.S. Senate. But Stratton, who captured the Democratic Senate nomination in blue-leaning Illinois by winning Tuesday’s primary, has made it clear that if she makes it to Capitol Hill, she won’t be supporting Sen. Chuck…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller beat out former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., and state Sen. Robert Peters, D-Ill., in a Democratic primary race on Tuesday evening, teeing up her bid to represent one of the state’s many reliably blue seats. Miller centered her campaign on…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois is unopposed for his party’s nomination as he seeks a third term steering the nation’s sixth-most populous state. But the billionaire governor and potential 2028 White House contender has plenty on the line as Illinois on Tuesday holds a slew of competitive…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Obama Foundation is looking for 100 unpaid volunteers to work alongside the former president’s highly paid cronies at the $850 million Obama Presidential Center in Chicago when it opens in June. Officials are pitching the no-paycheck gigs as rooted in former President Barack Obama’s legacy of…
