For the first time in seven years, NASCAR will be returning to the 1.5-mile speedway in Joliet with an O’Reilly Auto Parts Series on July 4, 2026 and a Cup Series race scheduled for July 5.

Clinton County Board Chairman Brad Knolhoff said the county had no legal authority to regulate the billboard’s content, but ...

The head of the Chicago Teachers Union on the district’s budget deficit and more. And prison lockdowns are on the rise — we explore the reasons.

More than 1 million Illinois residents have benefitted from an educational program that teaches SNAP recipients about ...

CPS is facing a $734 million shortfall with a deadline to pass a balanced budget coming next Friday, but the options facing ...

The pilot is a partnership between the Illinois secretary of state and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.

Lockdowns can be indistinguishable from solitary confinement-like conditions, with those incarcerated given little yard time and limited access to educational programming and commissary.

Each Wednesday, WTTW News producer Josh Terry presents must-see live music shows from indie rock to jazz, country, hip-hop ...

A new report explores how unprecedented levels of consumption by heavy water users — namely “hyperscale” data centers — could ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday blamed climate change and a poorly built water management system on the recent flooding ...

Local reaction to President Donald Trump’s effort to ban mail-in voting. And will a peace deal be reached between Russia and Ukraine?

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