Family members say the man killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis on Saturday was an intensive care nurse at the Veterans Administration. Alex Pretti, 37, was a U.S. citizen, born in Illinois

From Capitol News Illinois: For the first time in at least a decade, there were no fatal interstate highway shootings in Illinois last year, Illinois State Police announced

From Capitol News Illinois: Developers of a proposed massive transmission line that would bring wind-generated electricity from western Kansas to Illinois and other Midwest states cleared a legal hurdle Friday when the Illinois Supreme Court rejected a challenge to their permit

Northern Illinois remains locked in dangerous cold Friday night into early Saturday, with another round of accumulating snow expected to create hazardous travel conditions late Saturday through Sunday – especially near and east of Interstate 55

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Firefighters fight blazes at a La Salle home and a Joliet school, shoppers brave the elements in Joliet, steam rises off the Des Plaines and geese weather the cold in DeKalb on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, as subzero temperatures hit northern Illinois.

From Capitol News Illinois: If the investments proposed are approved in full by the ICC, ComEd expects residential customers to see an increased average cost of between $2.50 to $3 per month starting in 2028

Being in the cold too long can cause serious health problems. Hypothermia and frostbite are the most common cold-related health problems.

Several lawmakers from Illinois vowed to oppose a spending bill for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that nevertheless passed on Thursday with a 220-207 vote in the House.

A man accused of offering a $10,000 bounty over Snapchat for the life of a top Border Patrol leader was found not guilty on Thursday in the first criminal trial stemming from the Chicago-area immigration crackdown that started last year