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The Illinois Capitol rotunda features a display showcasing the Satanic Temple’s “deity,” Baphomet, exhibited as a babe swaddled in a manger.

A civil rights complaint was filed with the U.S. Department of Education against an Illinois high school after it hosted an allegedly racially-segregated “students of color field trip opportunity.”

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill allowing minor girls to obtain abortions without their parents’ knowledge.

A group of House Republicans is lobbying President Joe Biden’s United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai to allow more “made in China” companies to apply for tariff exclusions, Breitbart News has learned.

An Illinois mother mourns the loss of her son after he and five others died when a tornado rampaged through the Amazon warehouse in Illinois.

The Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union has criticized e-commerce giant Amazon, saying that workers should never have been asked to work during severe weather conditions that resulted in the roof of an Illinois warehouse collapsing, killing at least six workers.

Jeff Bezos responded to a tornado that resulted in the deaths of at least six people at an Amazon warehouse after its collapse in Edwardsville, Illinois, on Friday. Bezos acknowledged the tragedy after being slammed by social media users who commented on his initial silence.

The renowned and unmistakable house from Chris Columbus’s classic 1990 film, “Home Alone,” will soon be available for a one-night rental on Airbnb.

The social media director of the Dem. Party of DuPage County, Illinois, was blasted for “reprehensible” jokes about the Waukesha deaths.

An Illinois Democrat who appeared to describe the parade tragedy in Waukesha, Wisconsin, as a form of payback for the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse has resigned, Fox News reported Monday.

Alleged thieves entered a Louis Vuitton store in Oak Brook, Illinois, on Wednesday, apparently taking numerous purses. 

States with widespread mask mandates in place are reporting more cases of the Chinese coronavirus per capita than maskless states such as Florida, furthering the longtime debate over the efficacy of masks. 

The statewide mask mandate in Illinois will likely remain in place through Thanksgiving, Illinois Department of Public Health Director (IDPH) Dr. Ngozi Ezike suggested this week.

During Wednesday testimony Kyle Rittenhouse said that a friend, Dominick Black, bought an AR-15 rifle for him in the Spring of 2020. 

Three people were arrested on federal charges during an investigation that disrupted a suspected Mexico-to-Chicago drug pipeline, the United States Attorney’s Office Northern District of Illinois announced Monday.

Chicago police officer Jacqueline Villasenor is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of her husband, who was also a Chicago officer.

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), a staunch critic of former President Donald Trump who recently announced he would not seek reelection to Congress, has not ruled out launching a long-shot campaign for the White House in 2024.

Illinois Democrats voted to repeal the state’s last restriction on abortion, one that required parental notification for minors seeking an abortion.

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), one of ten Republican representatives to vote for the impeachment of former President Donald Trump and one of two Republicans to sit on Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s partisan committee investigating the January 6 incident at the Capitol, announced his retirement Friday after the Illinois Democrats released its redistricting maps.

One Illinois mayor is defying Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s statewide mask mandate, lifting the requirement and making it optional. 

Human remains found at a nature preserve were identified as those of United Airlines executive Jacob Cefolia, who had been missing for more than a year, an autopsy confirmed recently, according to the New York Post.

Trustees in Dolton, Illinois, said they were shocked after the latest hire reportedly made by the village’s mayor, which they claim was performed without their consent.

A 23-year-old Zion, Illinois, mother was shot and fatally wounded as she was reading the Bible to her 7-month-old daughter Sunday night. 

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled 6-0 Thursday that Cook County’s tax on guns and ammunition violates the Second Amendment.

Local health officials in Chicago are showing no immediate signs of lifting the city’s mask mandate, as Dr. Allison Arwady of Chicago’s health department said they will have a “better sense by, I think, Thanksgiving.”

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on Tuesday said he is hopeful he can lift the statewide mask mandate before the holidays, but he made no promises as the state’s 14-day case average rises by 11 percent, while states with no mask mandates, such as Florida, drop by 33 percent in the same timeframe.

An Illinois woman has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting a man for refusing to kiss her.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) violated her own city’s mask mandate on Sunday, posting a picture of herself maskless at Game 4 of the WNBA Finals on Sunday.

An Illinois man is being lauded as a hero after he rescued a stuck motorist moments before a train barrelled into his vehicle. Lewis Medina was driving with his daughter and grandson in Sugar Grove Township, IL on the evening

Democrats in the Illinois state legislature released their proposed new congressional district maps, which place Republican Adam Kinzinger in a Democratic district and force him to run in 2022 against an incumbent who is likely to defeat him.

The White House on Friday defended President Joe Biden after he revealed that he personally lobbied a hospital to attend to a friend in the emergency room.

Four Illinois teens are being praised as hometown heroes after witnessing a multi-car accident on their way to homecoming and rescued children from the wreckage.

An Ulta Beauty shop in Chicago, Illinois, was apparently robbed during store hours over the weekend, and a customer recorded the incident.

A Catholic high school reoffered a job to a lesbian in a same-sex marriage after a protest by parents, students, and alumni.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) will not say when the statewide mask mandate will end.

A member of the staff at Glenbard North High School of Carol Stream, Illinois, has resigned following a viral video that depicts the staff member calling a student “a piece of shit” for improperly wearing a mask.