SNAP benefits will lapse on Saturday amid the ongoing government shutdown. Gov. JB Pritzker ordered $20 million for food banks to help, as food pantries are already seeing increasing demand.

Democratic congressional candidate Katherine “Kat" Abughazaleh is facing federal charges after allegedly blocking ICE vehicle during Illinois protest.

On the other end of the spectrum, they could get star wide receiver Ian Strong back after he missed the meeting with the Boilermakers in West Lafayette. The Long Island native was listed as questionable. Altogether, Rutgers has 24 players out for the game (half of which out for the season) and another five players listed as questionable.

The Illinois General Assembly passed a compromise bill to fund public transportation, including CTA, Metra and Pace, with the majority of the money going to the Chicago area.

Wednesday's order offers support for Illinois farmers and their families. His order Thursday will direct the state to work with food banks and pantries, grocers, universities and others to mitigate cuts to the federal food assistance program.

For months, Illinois transit leaders warned of a doomsday scenario that would hobble the region’s mass transit systems. That scenario seems to be in the rearview mirror.

An Illinois jury has convicted a sheriff’s deputy of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 to report a suspected prowler.

The jury began deliberations Tuesday in the trial of former Sangamon County, Illinois, deputy Sean Grayson, accused of shooting and killing Sonya Massey in her home.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said a proposal to tax billionaires’ assets and enact other levies to help fund the Chicago region’s transit system won’t advance in its current form. The measure seeks to tax unrealized gains from residents with $1 billion or more in net assets,