Topic: Illinois

Facing a $13 billion budget deficit, Illinois will soon find its coffers further supplemented by a reliable source: disobedient drivers. ....
A new study that shows malpractice costing the U.S. health care system more than $55 billion a year has Illinois medical care providers again...
The two companies vying to take over running the Illinois Lottery presented their plans to the public today, with one touting its years of...
Email Close [X] John Goss, an environmental activist and former state official from Indiana, was appointed Wednesday as the Obama administration's ...

Big Barn Burner on the Prairie

A MID-DAY FIRE IN WAUCONDA, ILLINOIS, DESTROYED THREE BARNS and their contents on...

1,000 emergency responders converge for conference

More than 1,000 emergency management professionals from across Illinois will be in Springfield this week for training on disaster preparedness.. ...

Coalition to support of southwestern Ill. levees

A coalition of business and civic groups, community leaders and residents is being formed to find ways to raise money and buy time to repair ...
![CDATA[ Last fall, during a visit to Chicago, we were walking through the River North area with our heads down, looking more at our phone than at...

Consumers Shun Credit Cards - Credit Card Usage Drops, Debit Card Usage Rises

Consumers have had enough of high interest rates on credit cards but its a case of one plastic for another. Bloomberg reports Cardholders Prefer...

Change for Chicago

SOME outside-the-box thinking from Reihan Salam:With [Richard] Daley fading from the scene, there is no clear successor to inherit his patronage...