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From the editorial: The 2024 election season looms, and the potential for misinformation and disinformation to infect the flow of news is larger than ever.

An Illinois school district has revised catalog descriptions for some high school courses after they elicited accusations of segregation.

Campaign sleight of hand comes in many forms. Illinoisans are learning more about a particularly deceitful stratagem called Local Government Information Services — an innocuous name for what amounts to an affront to the institution of a free press and, more broadly, American democracy. During last year’s midterm election season, Illinois residents began seeing in […]

Political campaigns are shaping content made to look like real news. It’s up to voters to see through the ruse.

Claims that the school was segregating students spread across Twitter on Monday.

Criticism follows a Washington Post report that detailed how Illinois GOP politicians used a private portal to shape coverage in a local news network.

Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.

The story could also spell trouble for a current investigation into Proft's connections to Darren Bailey during last year's gubernatorial campaign. 

Hayride publisher Scott McKay did another of his frequent appearances on Chicago's Morning Answer radio program. Here's how that went.

The best way to protect our local institutions isn’t to bring in outside money but to educate voters through grassroots efforts.