Don't click on it, officials say. It's a scam -- and it may contain a glaring typo. A recent text obtained by NBC Chicago ...

About a dozen Democratic senators now believe it's time to reopen the government. But getting to a resolution could take days ...

The federal government remains shut down, in what is now the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Reporters from the NPR Network ...

One in six American children under 5 lives in poverty — a crisis that shapes health, education and opportunity. PBS’s "Born ...

Our correspondents and reporters explain the latest on the shutdown, as federal workers miss paycheques and some government services are suspended.

The founder of JDL gears up for the biggest project of his career with turnaround of troubled Lincoln Yards as Chicago’s megaproject engine revs toward recovery.

The majority of federal employees were scheduled to be paid Friday. However, their paychecks will be delayed due to the ...

Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced a plan to commit up to $50 million to provide loans to unpaid federal workers ...

Monday November 3rd, 2025 Greg Bishop, Illinois editor for The Center Square, hosts Illinois In Focus Daily, a review of some of the top Illinois headlines with timely and relevant news and interviews ...

A bill that would raise the cost of Illinois tolls was passed Friday and sent to Gov. Pritzker to be signed into law. Here's ...

Illinois lawmakers passed a new plan to keep Chicago-area public transit running. The plan hikes sales taxes in the Chicago ...

An Illinois nurses' union filed a complaint against a hospital and its owner over failure to pay an alleged incentive payment promised to nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The petition to compel ...