1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (501+ words) Thirteen years after first trying to gain a visa to the United States, Abdulhaq Sodais, a former interpreter for the U.S. Army in Afghanistan, has settled in Evanston with his wife, Weeda. It was a long journey to get here, fleeing…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (524+ words) SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Wednesday he has joined a multistate lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service challenging new rules that purport to give it authority to regulate mail-in voting in federal elections. The suit was filed two…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1275+ words) SPRINGFIELD — President Donald Trump has been the dominant political force within the Republican Party for more than a decade. But as Illinois GOP faithful gathered Thursday in Springfield for their annual day at the Illinois State Fair, their party’s national…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1279+ words) SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Republicans are hoping to buck historic midterm election trends by focusing on affordability and Democratic scandals in the Statehouse as they seek to emerge from superminority status. President Donald Trump remains deeply unpopular in Illinois, and midterm elections…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (486+ words) Sam Forstag, a Montana Democrat looking to flip a Republican-held congressional seat in November, will be in Evanston Wednesday for a fundraiser headlined by Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss and former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, according to the fundraiser invite. Biss…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (84+ words) Evanston Now Northwestern University plans to reopen its pool “soon after Labor Day”, according to a message on its recreation website, as repairs continue following damage from last month’s storms. The facility suffered heavy flooding in the mechanical room, following…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (856+ words) SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren urged Illinois Democrats on Wednesday to unite behind all of the party’s nominees in the upcoming midterm elections so they can win control of Congress and block Republican President Donald Trump from advancing his agenda....

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (829+ words) Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss says Police Chief Schenita Stewart is seeking guidance from the Cook County State’s Attorney on the “most appropriate path forward” regarding federal immigration agents involved in a confrontation with residents on Halloween. On Oct. 31, 2025, multiple U....

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (518+ words) The Illinois Department of Public Health is not adopting new federal child vaccine guidelines and will continue following recommendations by a leading pediatric medical group. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday that calls for giving the measles,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (489+ words) U.S. attorneys Monday argued the federal government has an “unconditional right to intervene” in cases related to the Fourteenth Amendment, as they sought to join the private suit challenging Evanston’s reparations program. Attorneys representing the city last month asked U.S....