Latest News
- 01/15 Tax Season Is Coming. Here’s Your Checklist
- 01/15 Clerk Gordon Announces Special Saturday Hours to Help Residents Obtain Vital Records Ahead of REAL ID TSA Deadline
- 01/15 Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot Launches ICE Accountability Project
- 01/15 Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Through Service and Stewardship in the Forest Preserves of Cook County
- 01/15 As America Turns 250, Eagle-Watching Events Abound this Winter at Illinois State Parks
- 01/15 Drunk Romeo & Juliet Makes Its Chicago Debut Just in Time for Valentine’s Day
- 01/15 Cook County Department of Public Health Encourages Residents to Test Their Homes During Radon Action Month
- 01/15 NAMI Illinois Introducing Next Gen Minds Youth Advisory Board
Local News
Tax Season Is Coming. Here’s Your Checklist
Tax season will officially kick off on Jan. 26, 2026, and taxpayers’ will soon be flooded with tax forms from their employers, banks, brokers, and others. Last year, the IRS… Read more
Clerk Gordon Announces Special Saturday Hours to Help Residents Obtain Vital Records Ahead of REAL ID TSA Deadline
With the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) set to begin enforcing a new $45 penalty on February 1 for domestic air travelers without a REAL ID or valid U.S. passport, the… Read more
Education
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Applications Due For Chicago Public Schools Local School Council (LSC) Candidates
A reminder from Chicago Public Schools (CPS) as the deadline approaches for individuals interested in running for Local School Councils (LSC). There is less than a week left for parents,… Read more
- New Survey: A Record 46M U.S. Parents Considered New K–12 Schools for Their Children Last Year
- CPS Unveils Calendar Proposals for Upcoming School Years
Business
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Nicor Gas Files Rate Request for Essential Safety and Reliability Investments Critical to Natural Gas Service for Millions of Illinois Customers
Nicor Gas filed a request with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) that would enable the company to continue making strategic investments that help enhance the safety, reliability and resilience of… Read more
- Andrade-Backed Legislation to Address Rising Energy Costs Signed Into Law
- BofA Names Aspire and Claretian Associates its Chicago 2025 Neighborhood Builders
Health
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Cook County Department of Public Health Encourages Residents to Test Their Homes During Radon Action Month
Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) is recognizing Radon Action Month by urging residents, no matter where they live, to test their homes for radon, a radioactive, colorless, and odorless gas that can cause lung… Read more
- NAMI Illinois Introducing Next Gen Minds Youth Advisory Board
- Get Covered Illinois Gives Residents More Time to Enroll in Health Insurance, Deadline Now January 31
Commentary
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Venezuela: Fact from Fiction
By Daniel Nardini Fiction: The U.S. military can intervene at any time in the internal affairs of Venezuela, and that the U.S. military is in charge of the entire country… Read more
- How Small Nations Will Learn to Love the Bomb
- A Dark Vision Coming True




