We examined the economic and political ramifications of Google moving into the Thompson Center in Chicago.

Middle school kids in the Champaign County town of Mahomet got a lesson last week on playing safe online, courtesy of Google.

The Illinois General Assembly is considering legislation meant to expand privacy rights on the Internet. Two of the bills cleared procedural hurdles Thursday in the House, but they both have powerful opponents. Democrats say it’s a needed corrective to what’s happening in Washington. President Trump is expected to undo privacy rules put in place at the end of the Obama administration.