Illinois Republicans on Tuesday selected Don Tracy as their nominee for the open U.S. Senate seat created by Sen. Dick Durbin’s retirement, sending them into a general election race in a state ...

Professor of Contemporary Theatre and Performance, Queen Mary University of London Edward Venn has received funding from the AHRC. Jennifer Daniel has received funding from the AHRC, Opera North ...

An Illinois state commission that is looking to implement reparations for Black residents released a report laying out what it called the state's history of harms against them on Friday. "Confronting ...

Virtually all of the different battles simmering inside the Democratic Party this year are on display in Tuesday’s primaries in Illinois, where retirements by key House Democrats and the state’s ...

New, proposed legislation in Illinois would create a statewide bag tax at retail stores. If approved and signed into law, there would be a 10-cent tax per bag starting in 2027. House bill 5112, ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker was always on a glide path to his third Democratic nomination for governor ever since he announced he would seek re-election. Now, he knows the Republican he’ll face in ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Illinois voters have decided who will fill the ballot for the November election, as the state’s primaries featured several competitive races. One of the most closely watched contests ...

The 2026 Illinois primary results for governor have set up a rematch between Gov. JB Pritzker and his 2022 Republican challenger Darren Bailey after CBS News projects Bailey has won the GOP primary.

Illinois lawmakers have introduced a bill to create a commission to investigate state-based crimes linked to Jeffrey Epstein. The proposed 10-member commission would have subpoena power and the ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Yuval Sharon, known for his bold approach to opera, is making his Met debut with what he has called “the single hardest work” to stage. Yuval Sharon, known for his bold approach ...

Second-year head coach Jan Jensen wasn't going to put her Iowa Hawkeyes into a position they couldn't handle. On the surface, being outscored 27-11 in the fourth quarter is far from ideal. That said, ...

Ballet and opera companies around the world have called out Timothée Chalamet following the actor’s less-than-complimentary remarks about the art forms in a recent interview. In February, Chalamet and ...