The Illinois State Board of Education approved a nearly $11.4 billion budget request this week for the upcoming fiscal year, amounting to a 4.6% increase from this year, as the state prepares to face a substantial budget deficit.

The Cook County Board awarded $180,000 Thursday to a former county employee who sued Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele for wrongful termination.

Lawyers for former House Speaker Michael Madigan formally rested their case before the jury on Thursday after calling 12 witnesses, most notably Madigan himself.

Former Gary Mayor Jerome Prince was sentenced Thursday at the U.S. District Court in Hammond for using campaign funds to buy a home in the city’s Miller neighborhood.

As the Indiana General Assembly’s 2025 legislative session moves forward, Northwest Indiana representatives have filed bills addressing mental health, higher education and water infrastructure and a resolution to change the Indiana Constitution.

A newly introduced Indiana bill aims to dissolve township government in all but one Indiana county by Jan. 1, 2027. The bill was introduced one week before the caucus to replace ex-Calumet Township Trustee Kim Robinson.

Donald Trump wants to make Hollywood “bigger, better and stronger” and has chosen Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone to help.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision could come Friday in the case about whether TikTok must shut down in a few days under a federal law that seeks to force its sale by the Chinese company that owns the social media platform.