Carolyn Spencer Brown of Cruise Media says cruise lines are expanding Mediterranean sailings into winter months, while cautioning that AI booking tools are not yet reliable for complex travel planning.
Illinois has until Dec. 31 to opt into a new federal scholarship tax credit that analysts say could bring more than $2 billion to students, but Gov. JB Pritzker has not indicated whether he will sign on.
President Donald Trump posted online Monday questioning the integrity of the recent midterm election, claiming “it’s all about the machines” days after Republican losses, without citing evidence.
A new Chicago Board of Education takes its seats at the end of January, with analysts predicting immediate battles over the district’s budget and board control between union-aligned and opposition members.
Illinois voters split on 85 local tax and bond referendums this fall, with a policy analyst arguing that ballot language framing a measure as a tax hike made it significantly more likely to fail.
Gov. JB Pritzker told a Center for American Progress forum that his $1.2 million investment in Texas races was designed to force Republicans to divert spending away from other contests.
A British court sentenced comedian and actor Russell Brand to 10 years and six months in prison Monday following convictions on one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
Cairo Santos drilled a 38-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Chicago Bears to a 27-24 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Soldier Field on Sunday night, improving the team’s record to 7-2 and extending its winning streak to four games.
The National Association of Realtors’ Multiple Listing Issues and Policies Committee approved four MLS policy updates during the NAR NXT 2026 conference in New Orleans, addressing copyright protections for listing data, local data feed requirements, permitted data uses and committee membership qualifications.
President Trump said in a CBS interview that his immigration enforcement “might be too tough” and expressed openness to a deal with Democrats on undocumented workers, drawing on-air pushback from AM 560 host Dan Proft.