Illinois mandates NICU referrals: New law, spurred by a Hechinger Report story, requires hospitals to connect parents of severely premature infants with early intervention therapies; takes effect in January — find out what it means for families.
Experience 360 debuts tomorrow: The Illinois Holocaust Museum opens its temporary campus at 360 North State Street in Chicago’s Loop with survivor artifacts, a VR film experience and holographic conversations — learn what awaits.
Pickleball Kingdom heads to North Aurora: The world’s largest indoor pickleball franchise is opening a 35,897-sq-ft, 10-court club in North Aurora, IL this mid-December 2025 as its second Illinois location — find out more.
Illinois launches LGBTQ+ legal hub: IL Pride Connect offers a free hotline and digital resource hub with FAQs, legal referrals and tools to help with name and gender marker changes, housing, education and healthcare rights — find out how to access support.
July jobless rates slide: July saw unemployment rates fall across all 12 Illinois metro areas, with Springfield, Champaign-Urbana and Chicago leading job gains even as the Quad Cities and Peoria shed positions — find out what’s driving these shifts.
Other Illinois headlines this week
- Illinois gasoline prices steady, below last year’s
- Pritzker urges families, teachers to claim credits
- Illinois adopts rewilding as official conservation strategy
- Giannoulias announces $1.5M for Southern Illinois libraries
- Resorts and B&Bs beckon Northern Illinois escapes
- Illinois celebrates Constitution Day on Aug. 26