January 20, 2026
Illinois House speaker, unions push millionaire’s tax as lawmakers return
Right-wing
The Center Square
Owner: The Franklin News Foundation
January 20, 2026
Immigration enforcement a topic at MLK Day event in Gurnee: ‘Solidarity gives us direction’
Center-right
Lake County News Sun - Illinois
Owner: Randall D. Smith & Heath Freeman
January 20, 2026
Illinois Policy Institute: Illinois lawmakers approve maximum pay increase for themselves
Right-wing
Sangamon Sun - Illinois
Owner: Brian Timpone
January 20, 2026
Illinois lawmakers’ 2026 theme: affordability
Indeterminate
93.3 The Drive - Illinois
Owner: Wright Family
Brandon Johnson cries White supremacy as Chicago’s schools and kids collapse
Right-wing
Fox News
Owner: Murdoch Family
Lurie Children's Hospital no longer initiating gender-affirming care for minors
Indeterminate
CBS 2 Chicago - Illinois
Owner: David Ellison
January 20, 2026
Jury selection begins in alleged murder-for-hire plot of Border Patrol leader in Chicago
Neutral
Associated Press
Owner: The Associated Press (Non-profit)
January 20, 2026
Trial for Chicago man accused of putting hit on CBP Chief Greg Bovino begins
Neutral
ABC 7 Chicago - Illinois
Owner: The Walt Disney Company
January 20, 2026
Ted Dabrowski on school choice: Pritzker has 'deprived Illinoisans of educational freedom'
Indeterminate
Peoria Standard - Illinois
Owner: Brian Timpone
January 20, 2026
New Illinois Immigration Law Part of Growing Trend—Are Massachusetts and Washington Next?
Neutral
JD Supra - California
Owner: Aviva Cuyler
January 20, 2026
After Losing Government Immigration Money, Catholic Bishops Question America’s ‘Moral Role’
Right-wing
Townhall
Owner: Richard von Gnechten
My Turn | My plan to make life more affordable in central Illinois
Neutral
The News Gazette - Illinois
Owner: Perrotto Family
January 20, 2026
Trump urges ICE to “show numbers, names, faces” amid Minnesota challenges immigration crackdown
Neutral
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
Owner: The Tribune Trust
January 20, 2026
Registration now open for Southern Illinois Outdoor Summit at SIU’s Touch of Nature
Indeterminate
WSIU - Illinois
Owner: Southern Illinois University-Carbondale & American Government
A beautiful wildlife lantern festival is debuting at this Chicago zoo in the spring
Neutral
Time Out
Owner: Peter Dubens
January 20, 2026
Maryland GOP, sheriffs warn of ICE activity surge without immigration-officer deal
Neutral
The Baltimore Sun - Maryland
Owner: David D. Smith & Armstrong Williams
January 20, 2026
3.8 Earthquake Jolts Illinois; 1,900+ People Report Feeling Shaking
Neutral
Weatherboy
Owner: Michael Konowicz
Fewer Chicago school-aged kids are enrolled in the city’s public schools, a new analysis finds
Center-left
Chalkbeat
Owner: Civic News Company
How you, the American taxpayer, funded an army-scale supersizing of ICE: ‘Trump is militarizing immigration enforcement’
Neutral
Fortune
Owner: Chatchaval Jiaravanon
January 20, 2026
Flashback: Here's What Don Lemon Once Said About the Kidnapping and Torture of a Disabled Chicago Man
Right-wing
Townhall
Owner: Richard von Gnechten