Gov. JB Pritzker reports $9.4 million income on 2025 tax returns - and no gambling winningsPritzker, who reported a $1.4 million blackjack windfall in his 2024 tax return, still enjoyed one of his strongest financial years since taking office, along with first lady MK Pritzker.Chicago Sun-Times2d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomyJB Pritzkerpritzker tax returns
Pappas office receives envelope with 'suspicious' substance, turns out to be baking powderThe incident occured as federal authorities investigate a series of letters with “suspicious substances” mailed to congressional and election offices nationwide.Chicago Sun-Times2d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentsuspicious mail investigation
More PPP fraud by Chicago cops found; city's inspector general now says 44 cheated COVID relief programsInspector General David Glockner says his office found evidence that eight more officers illegally collected more than $191,000 through two federal programs meant to keep businesses afloat during the COVID-19 crisis.Chicago Sun-Times2d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentcovid relief fraud
Illinois erases $1.4 billion in medical debt for thousands of residentsThe state’s Medical Debt Relief Program has wiped out an average of $1,200 in debt for residents, Gov. JB Pritzker said Thursday.Chicago Sun-Times2d agoWhole story →HealthEconomyJB Pritzkerillinois medical debt relief
Man who caused shutdown at Chicago's federal courthouse pleads guilty, faces 2 years in prisonThe standoff at the downtown courthouse lasted roughly nine hours in July 2025. It shut down traffic on South Dearborn Street and eventually prompted an evacuation of the 30-story downtown tower.Chicago Sun-Times2d agoWhole story →Justice
Judicial tide may be turning against indiscriminate Flock mass surveillanceFederal judge presses the point that police perusal of our traveling histories on demand can be constitutionally problematic.Chicago Sun-Times2d agoWhole story →JusticeSecurity
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton's run for U.S. Senate is attracting lobbyists' campaign cashSome lobbyists who gave to her campaign work for firms that lobby the state of Illinois.Chicago Sun-Times2d agoWhole story →GovernmentJB Pritzker
