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Gov. JB Pritzker says cuts are needed because of the impact to the state of the president’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which includes tax breaks for billionaires, cuts to food assistance and anticipated reductions in federal Medicaid funding.
Mourners fill the pews at Central Baptist Church near the state Capitol to mourn and praise the moderate two-term Republican.
Jim Edgar, who promoted bipartisanship after he left office, spoke out frequently against the rightward drift of his beloved Republican Party, eventually parting ways with the GOP because of Donald Trump.
Appearing on MSNBC’s “The Briefing with Jen Psaki,” the Democratic governor accused President Donald Trump of following an authoritarian playbook by silencing his opponents and urged Americans to “write letters, write e-mails, post online, speak up [and] protest” ABC’s decision.
Illinois Republicans have pointed the finger back at the Democratic governor for stoking political divisions.
Illinois lawmakers need to cover a multimillion-dollar transit budget hole to avoid steep cuts to CTA, Metra and Pace services.
State officials could soon issue vaccine recommendations making it easier to get the shots despite new barriers set by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Sources close to the governor told the Sun-Times Ben Bergquam’s video has prompted additional concerns over Pritzker’s safety. The Illinois State Police Executive Protection Unit currently provides 24-hour security for the governor, his family and the Governor’s Mansion in Springfield.
The conservative southern Illinois farmer lost to Gov. JB Pritzker by more than half a million votes in 2022.
“What if his gun didn’t jam?” Jewish shooting victim asks as rabbis cite need for increased security at Chicago synagogues.
President Trump launches long-promised Chicago deportation campaign, dubbed 'Operation Midway Blitz'
In a post on the social media platform X, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said the operation would target immigrants without legal status who have sought refuge in Illinois and Chicago.
The refund comes after the Chicago Sun-Times raised questions about whether he was using his Friends of Napoleon Harris committee to pay for personal items, from clothing at high-end department stores and hotel stays to luxury cars.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ audit singles out Forest Park police for a data breach that he says violated state law.
The new legislation allows out of state businesses to be sued for “exposure to a substance defined as toxic.”
Yes, business types are all somehow politically connected in various ways. But they’re not the usual rally folks. That’s what made Monday’s event — where the governor warned President Donald Trump not to send National Guard to Chicago — seem different.
As the White House gears up plans for a major deportation effort in the city and potential deployment of National Guard troops, Mayor Brandon Johnson and police Supt. Larry Snelling stressed that Chicago cops won’t assist ICE agents who attempt to conduct raids.
Federal agents would operate out of Naval Station Great Lakes near North Chicago through September, according to an email from a Navy captain who said there were “a lot of concerns and questions” about the plan.
Flanked by other Illinois Democrats, community advocates, business leaders and clergy, Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson made clear that federal troops are not welcome or needed in Chicago.
The memoir of a former Illinois power broker reminds columnist Rich Miller of the “a firm though rarely spoken theory of Chicago government — let some other entity pay, whether it be the state, the county, a regional body, or the federal government.”
Gov. JB Pritzker signed two measures he says will bolster Illinois’ status as a safe haven for reproductive rights, including one that requires public universities to offer abortion-inducing drugs to students.