A report by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute found federal budget cuts could reduce economic activity in Illinois by ...

Recent cuts by President Donald Trump’s administration could reduce the size of Illinois’ economy by nearly $10 billion each ...

Childhood abuse, terrorism, workplace conflict and semi-automatic weapons combined in the murders of 14 people.

A decades-old data set tracking the health of new moms and babies was disrupted by CDC layoffs last spring, and there are ...

Head Start providers have been unsure about the status of their funding grants since the federal government shutdown.

A recent outbreak of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, in Chicago is now contained. The Chicago Department of Public Health said only two cases of the virus have been reported since Tuesday, Nov. 18.

Drug‑resistant Candida auris is rising in Illinois care facilities; health teams call for screening and deep cleaning.

The Chicago Police Department spent more than its City Council-approved budget in five of the last six years, costing Chicago taxpayers more than $501.2 million in unanticipated expenses, records show ...

The Chicago City Council should approve a proposal included in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed spending plan for 2026 to regulate intoxicating hemp products to protect the city’s children and teens, ...

Chicago just had the lowest number of summertime murders in 60 years, and the lowest overall violent crime in about 40 years. In his budget proposal, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson doubles down on what ...