Officials identified a $5 million line item in Mayor Johnson’s 2026 spending plan as money for a “gunshot detection system” when pressed by aldermen during budget hearings.

A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration Thursday to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November, a decision that was promptly appealed.

Elections this week that energized Democrats and angered the president have cast a chill over efforts to end the record-breaking government shutdown, raising fresh doubts about the possibility of a breakthrough.

A group that aims to curb corporate influence in Washington by increasing transparency in campaign fundraising has endorsed Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton in Illinois’ Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.

Mayor Johnson defended his 2026 budget proposal Thursday following a rating agency lowering its outlook on the city.

A resolution approved by the Elgin City Council on Wednesday puts U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on notice that they cannot commandeer publicly owned property for civil immigration enforcement activities.

A recommendation on a proposed Naperville data center was delayed again after opponents flooded the planning and zoning meeting.