Illinois

A former teacher’s assistant pleaded guilty this week to having sex with a student who attended the Circle Academy in Urbana, Illinois.

Police are investigating after a Kentucky man allegedly dismembered his girlfriend then traveled on a bus to Chicago with some of her body parts in a suitcase.

Hundreds in Chicago gathered for a “Back the Blue” rally to support the police on Wednesday evening.

At least 51 people were shot, seven fatally, over Labor Day Weekend in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago. 

Northwestern University President Morton Schapiro announced this week that freshmen and sophomore students would be asked to leave campus to mitigate the spread of coronavirus on campus. Many students affected by the decision arrived on campus just days before the announcement.

Vote Yes For Fairness falsely claimed average Illinoisans would pay less in taxes in Iowa or Wisconsin than a millionaire thanks to a graduated income tax.

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign disciplined over 100 students this week that were found to have violated protocols that were designed to mitigate the spread of the Chinese virus. Universities around the nation have recently introduced policies that impose sanctions on students that attend large social gatherings.

More than 300 Illinois residents banded together to support police officers in Champaign, Illinois, after their police department had been vandalized.

Illinois officials announced on Friday that rapper Kanye West fell 1,300 signatures short on his bid to be included in the 2020 election.

State Rep. LaShawn K. Ford (D) urged the Illinois Board of Education to end U.S. history classes in the state’s public schools.

Individuals in Illinois gathered at a “Back the Blue” rally to show support for police officers were threatened by left-wing “counter-protesters.”

A Dunkin’ Donuts worker has been arrested after an Illinois State Police officer discovered a “large, thick piece of mucus which was later confirmed to be saliva” in his coffee, authorities said.

A Guatemalan national has pleaded guilty to one count of labor trafficking after 33 illegal aliens were allegedly found living in her basement last year.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives’ (ATF) 2018 figures show that Illinois as the top source state for guns recovered in the state of Illinois.

A cell phone video showed the moment a nurse brawled with a fellow subway passenger on Chicago’s red line.

Rapper and entrepreneur Kanye West submitted petitions for the Illinois presidential ballot on Monday, with just four minutes to go before the state’s deadline.

A previously deported illegal alien has been arrested in the sanctuary state of Illinois for allegedly repeatedly sexually assaulting a young girl.

Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan was implicated in a bribery scheme after the FBI suggested power company ComEd be fined $200 million.

U.S. Attorney John Lausch, Jr. announced Friday that the federal government had discovered that electric utility ComEd had been paying bribes and providing favors to Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan, the state’s Democratic kingpin.

An illegal alien who killed father of two, Corey Cottrell, has been sentenced to seven years in Illinois prison after previously being freed on bail.

Illinois is on track to enter Phase 4 of reopening this week, allowing restaurant dine-in services to resume operations and theaters to reopen at a limited capacity, Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) announced on Monday.

Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) — who claimed “we are living in a police state” — berated Chicago police for “lounging” in his campaign office instead of stopping looters.

One person has been hospitalized after a “fire dancing” practice session ignited a Volo, Illinois, home on Wednesday.

A Baptist church association and two business owners filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the state of Illinois, charging it with religious liberty violations related to a radical law that forces health insurance policies to provide coverage for abortions.

An Illinois cop had a dance-off with some protesters peacefully demonstrating against George Floyd’s death Friday night.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) lifted the restrictions he placed on houses of worship in his state Thursday after two churches filed an emergency injunction pending appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Police arrested 20-year-old Eric Farina after he grabbed a reporter and yelled an obscene suggestion during a live broadcast on Saturday night.

Several Democrats who have insisted on strict stay-at-home orders — including the wearing of face masks when out of doors — have been caught violating the rules that they wish to impose on others for fear of spreading the coronavirus.

Illinois lawmakers on Friday approved of a vote-by-mail expansion for November’s general election — a move that comes as Democrats across the country attempt to seize on the coronavirus pandemic to achieve the long-held party objective.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on Wednesday opted to withdraw the harsh emergency rule his administration filed last Friday, which criminalized business owners violating his stay-at-home order.