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Gov. JB Pritzker renews call to ban cellphones in schools across Illinois after effort fell ...

Chicago Tribune 24 Feb 2026
SPRINGFIELD — Just one year after the Illinois General Assembly failed to pass a school cellphone ban, Gov ... “There’s real harm being done and it’s interfering with our ability to give children the most productive educational environment possible ... .
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CPA and assessor seek Republican nod for Will County treasurer

Chicago Tribune 24 Feb 2026
Two Republican candidates for Will County treasurer tout their strong financial backgrounds in hopes of winning their party’s nomination to challenge incumbent Treasurer Tim Brophy in November ...Transparency is almost nonexistent in a way ... .
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Poll shows Illinoisans oppose ICE near schools, school funding a critical issue

Chicago Tribune 23 Feb 2026
More than half of the 1,000 respondents worry about ICE arresting them, a child, another parent or school employees on school grounds — a fear that should not exist, IEA’s President Karl Goeke said ... 26 and Jan. 29 ... By basing it on U.S.
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Illinois lawmakers push university funding overhaul amid regional enrollment drops and U. of I. opposition

Chicago Tribune 22 Feb 2026
The proposal, years in the making, stalled in the General Assembly last year ... JB Pritzker cautioned last week that a final agreement remains far from certain ... Kimberly Lightford of Maywood, the main Senate sponsor ... of I ... of I ... U. of I ... Democratic state Rep.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson was a ‘giant figure in the world,’ but he stayed rooted in Illinois

Chicago Tribune 21 Feb 2026
Courtney Carson did not want to go to the Decatur church that November day in 1999 when the Rev. Jesse Jackson came to town for a rally ... Carson’s mother insisted he be there; she had been one of the voices calling for Jackson’s help ... 18, 2026 ... The Rev ... .
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Lilly Pulitzer store now open; Free People, Ruth’s Chris Steak House coming soon

Chicago Tribune 18 Feb 2026
Spring is on the horizon in Naperville … as are steaks, skirts and shift dresses ... in downtown Naperville. (Carolyn Stein/Naperville Sun) ... Hours for the Naperville store are 10 a.m ... Free People’s Naperville store hours are 10 a.m.
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In State of the State address, Gov. JB Pritzker pitches affordability and Illinois resilience to Trump

Chicago Tribune 18 Feb 2026
SPRINGFIELD — With an eye toward this election year and possibly the next, Democratic Gov ... He called Illinois the “canary in the coal mine” for the federal agents’ actions in Minneapolis, where two U.S. citizens were shot and killed ... .
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Juliana Stratton’s $25 minimum wage plan draws fire from rivals in US Senate race in Illinois

Chicago Tribune 17 Feb 2026
Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton’s call for an immediate increase in the federal minimum wage drew criticism at a debate from her two main rivals for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate, who each called her plan politically unrealistic ... Reps ... Sen ... .
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Gov. JB Pritzker expected to propose ‘maintenance’ Illinois budget, legislative leader says

Chicago Tribune 17 Feb 2026
SPRINGFIELD — One day before Gov ... “I’m expecting another responsible, balanced budget proposal from the governor. It’s, as I understand it, likely to be very much a maintenance budget ... .
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Gov. JB Pritzker expected to target budget gap — and President Donald Trump — in ...

Chicago Tribune 15 Feb 2026
SPRINGFIELD — One year ago, Democratic Gov ... It will likely present a more optimistic picture of Illinois’ finances than last fall’s estimate that the state faces a $2.2 billion budget gap ... A Year of Confronting Donald Trump.” ... Gov.
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Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area — January 2026 (BLS - US Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Public Technologies 13 Feb 2026
Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area - January 2026 ... The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area advanced 0.4 percent in January, the U.S.
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Will County Forest Preserve applications signal potential harm to state endangered animals

Chicago Tribune 13 Feb 2026
The Will County Forest Preserve District has applied three times in two years for a type of permit required before undertaking work that might harm endangered species or their habitats ... The planned project could endanger two species.
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Leaders suspend latest effort to alter Illinois Constitution and curb partisanship in legislative mapmaking

Chicago Tribune 13 Feb 2026
When organizers unveiled the effort on Aug. 19, they aimed to raise $5 million to promote and legally defend the initiative and to collect roughly twice the 328,171 valid signatures from registered voters needed by May 3 to secure a spot on the Nov ... .
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Serotonin Centers Opens Naperville Location at Block 59, Marking Brand’s Entry into the Chicago Market

Nasdaq Globe Newswire 12 Feb 2026
Serotonin Centers opens its first Illinois location at Block 59 in Naperville, bringing physician-led longevity and aesthetic care to Chicagoland ... .
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In a flurry of student walkouts, Chicago-area students continue protest of ICE

Chicago Tribune 11 Feb 2026
But, lately, students have taken action, organizing walkouts from their classrooms in protest of ICE ... On Feb ... Subsequent walkouts occurred in the suburbs in the days following — in Elgin, Naperville, Waukegan, even Hammond, Ind ... The Beacon-News’ R ... .
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