CHICAGO, Illinois, May 22 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S EFFORT TO REMOVE REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORTING RACIAL INEQUITIES IN SCHOOL DISCIPLINE, IDENTIFICATION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general today opposing the U.S. Department of Education's proposal to remove certain reporting requirements related to racial and ethnic disparities in special education,  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 23 -- The Citizens Utility Board, a nonpartisan consumer watchdog group that advocates for utility customers, issued the following news release on May 21, 2026: * * * CONSUMER ALERT: AMEREN ILLINOIS CUSTOMERS FACE ANOTHER EXPENSIVE SUMMER, CUB URGES UTILITY TO KEEP CUSTOMERS CONNECTED Ameren Illinois customers face a second consecutive summer of high bills, the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) said Thursday, spreading the word about the utility's June 1 electricity price. CUB urged Ameren to work with customers struggling  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 23 -- The Citizens Utility Board, a nonpartisan consumer watchdog group that advocates for utility customers, issued the following news release on May 21, 2026: * * * CONSUMER ALERT: COM ED SUMMER POWER PRICE ELEVATED DUE TO DATA CENTER ENERGY DEMAND, CUB URGES UTILITY TO KEEP CUSTOMERS CONNECTED Consumer watchdog calls on General Assembly to pass POWER Act to protect customers from data center costs * Commonwealth Edison customers face a second consecutive summer of high bills, largely due to soaring energy demand  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 23 -- The U.S. Soccer Federation issued the following news: * * * U.S. Soccer and Google Partner to Modernize Fan Discovery of the Sport Google is teaming up with U.S. Soccer as an official partner of both the U.S. Men's and Women's National Teams * This summer, the world will pause to take in the magic of the beautiful game. And while soccer is already the most searched sport globally, the energy and passion here in the U.S. are reaching a whole new level. To celebrate and fuel that growing excitement, Google is te more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 23 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * UChicago men's tennis team wins NCAA title--its third in five years * For the third time in five years, the University of Chicago men's tennis team are NCAA Division III national champions. The top-ranked Maroons (23-3) defeated No. 2 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) in a thriller on Friday, 4-3, clinching the title in the final and deciding singles matchup. With the match tied at 3-3, UChicago fourth-year Emil Grantcharov earned the deciding victory, ra more PR