Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced the second round of Regional Site Readiness Program awards on August
The 0.25% Regional Transportation Authority sales tax increase authorized under the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act took effect on August 1 across Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties, activating the single largest new revenue stream for Chicago-area public transit in decades. The increase is projected to generate $199
Researchers at the University of Chicago are exploring a new approach to improving crop yields and resilience by modifying proteins already found in plants, a development that could eventually have implications for agriculture far beyond the Chicago region. The research, published July 23 in Nature Genetics and detailed in a
Chicago is converting thousands of vacant city owned lots into working urban farms through a $1 per parcel land sale
Connor Bedard has committed to the Chicago Blackhawks through 2031 on a five-year, $75 million contract extension, and he used
Chicago Public Schools plans to lay off 760 teachers, 801 teacher aides, and 162 central office employees while imposing five
The Chicago Bears activated defensive end Montez Sweat from the non-football illness list on Wednesday July 29, 2026, just one day after placing him on it at the start of training camp. Sweat is in line to practice on Thursday, and general manager Ryan Poles expressed no concern about the
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit two home runs Wednesday night at Camden Yards, driving the Chicago Cubs to a 9-7 victory over
The lakefront trail maintenance team works year-round to keep Chicago’s most popular recreational path safe and smooth for millions of
The Chicago Bears are closer than ever to playing their home games outside Illinois, a prospect that would have seemed
