Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Search results for keyword: Illinois found in 391 News.

education
  • by david hall
120 Chicago public schools could lose after-school programs this summer

Illinois mistakenly overspent its latest round of funding and will run out of money for hundreds of programs that serve about 15,000 kids in Chicago. The programs' advocates encourage state lawmakers to intervene.

cannabis
  • by david hall
Cook County offers grants to social-equity marijuana businesses

The county is offering $3.6 million in grants to license holders. Applications are open through June 14.

police-reform
  • by david hall
Police must 'not lose focus' on reform as Democratic Convention nears, former federal prosecutor warns

The police department’s troubled response to the protests and unrest in the summer of 2020 looms over preparations for the convention in August.

health
  • by david hall
Zantac did not cause Brookfield woman's colon cancer, Cook County jury rules

Jurors deliberated for just over four hours from Wednesday afternoon to Thursday morning. The three-week trial — a first of thousands of similar cases nationwide to appear before a jury — wrapped up Wednesday.