Politics
Three Black women have never served in the Senate at once. Tuesday, Illinois could change that
Juliana Stratton would be the fifth Black woman elected to the chamber and the sixth to serve in it
Topic
Illinois
Justice
Two men died after fires at an Illinois prison for the mentally ill. Its fire alarms are still broken.
The state fire marshal found the alarms out of order for a fourth straight year, three months after lawmakers promised action. Hearings are set for Nov. 10.
Politics
More Illinois counties vote Nov. 3 on splitting from Cook County, where 1.1 million Black residents live
The ballot questions are non-binding. All 33 counties that have asked before said yes.