Experts warn of drought

Experts say the severe drought in the central U.S. — the worst since at least 2012 and possibly since 1998 — threatens to reduce grain yields, constrict river traffic and tax municipal water supplies.

OBAMACARE: Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a pair of bills Tuesday aimed at giving Illinois more control over health insurance prices and the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) marketplace as it operates in the state.

BIDEN: President Joe Biden sought to revitalize support for his reelection among middle-class voters before a Chicago audience Wednesday, branding his efforts at economic growth, job creation and fighting inflation as "Bidenomics."

CYBERATTACK: The state of Illinois will offer credit monitoring and a call center for hundreds of thousands of people whose private data was compromised in a cyberattack by a global ransomware group last month.

POLICE SUIT: A Chicago mother who was accused of telling her teen son to shoot a man at a fast food restaurant is suing the city and arresting officers, a day after murder charges against her and her son were dropped.

MIGRANT HEALTH: Gov. J.B. Pritzker said closing enrollment for many people in a health care program for immigrants in the country without legal permission was necessary to preserve coverage for those who are already enrolled as demand exceeded funding.