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ByStephanie Wade Thursday, May 15, 2025 10:52AMThe RTA says at least four of eight CTA train lines would be reduced or eliminated next year if the shortfall is not fixed.CHICAGO (WLS) — State transportation leaders are giving an update this morning on how transit negotiations are going.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchIllinois lawmakers have until the end of the month to address a $771 million shortfall.Without it, public transit agencies in the Chicago area and across […]

A domino effect has begun in Illinois with the race to succeed Dick Durbin in the U.S. Senate as at least four congressional seats could be open.

Given that state spending has ballooned by 43% just in six years, we’d say the best approach is to reduce spending.

On this special edition of Worker Wednesday, Ed Maher, Associate Executive Director of the National Coalition of Labor and co-host of The Workers’ Mic here on 720 WGN, joins Jon Hansen on the show to share key details from the WGN Radio live labor panel discussion that occurred at the IUOE Local 399 Union Hall on May […]

Chicago added 22,164 residents between mid-2023 and mid-2024, new estimates from the U.S. Census show.

FOX 32’s Paris Schutz has the latest on politics in Chicago, the state of Illinois, and across the nation.

Gov. JB Pritzker has appointed Dr. Bryan Traubert to the UI System Board of Trustees, according to a Monday press release. Traubert, if confirmed by the state senate, will fill the seat vacated by Patricia Brown Holmes. A retired Chicago-based physician specializing in ophthalmology, Traubert has an extensive background in non-profit work. He currently serves as chairman of the Pritzker Traubert Foundation, which he founded with his wife, Penny Pritzker, sister of Gov. Pritzker and former […]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Illinois Freedom Caucus argues Illinois needs to trim the fat of Democratic budgets and are proposing a spending …

 Rep. Lindsey LaPointe, 19th District, joins Lisa Dent to discuss Illinois lawmakers working to require private health insurance providers to reimburse in-network therapists at least 141% of the rate Medicare pays. Therapists across the country have stopped accepting private insurance providers, citing improper reimbursement and too much red tape to provide patients with proper care.