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Gov. JB Pritzker speaks during the McIntyre-Shaheen 100 Club Dinner, Sunday April 27, 2025, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Reba Saldanha)
National
1 year ago
JB Pritzker calls out ‘do-nothing’ Democrats for failing to push back against Trump

While Pritzker continued to attack Trump, he also focused on what he says are shortcomings in his own party, assailing Democrats for listening to “a bunch of know-nothing political types” instead of everyday Americans.

Dandelions in field with partly cloudy skies
Local
1 year ago
WEEKEND WEATHER: Mild and dry for Saturday and Sunday

Expect highs in the 60s for Saturday and Sunday.

Robert E. Crimo III watches the jury selection process during the first day of his trial, accused of opening fire on a suburban Chicago Independence Day parade, killing seven people, at the Lake County Courthouse, Waukegan, Ill., Feb. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, Pool, File)
Crime
1 year ago
Illinois man gets life sentence after admitting to deadly shooting at 2022 July Fourth parade

Lake County Judge Victoria Rossetti handed down seven consecutive sentences of natural life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton speaks at the Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association brunch in Springfield in August 2024. She became the first high-ranking Democrat to formally announce her candidacy for U.S. Senate on Thursday, April 24, one day after Illinois’ senior U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin announced he would not run again after his term ends in 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
1 year ago
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton announces U.S. Senate campaign

Stratton first Democrat to announce intention to fill retiring Sen. Dick Durbin’s seat.

Road closed sign
Local
1 year ago
East Cook Street closed due to water main leak

East Cook Street closed due to water main repairs.

Victims, Keely Roberts, left, Sheila Gutman, center, and Dana Ruder Ring react during the sentencing hearing for Robert E. Crimo III., at the Lake County Courthouse, in Waukegan, Ill., Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, Pool)
Crime
1 year ago
Survivors of 2022 July Fourth parade mass shooting describe chaos, panic and bloodshed

In parts of the video-taped confession, a blank-faced Crimo slumps in a chair, his arms crossed. He said he briefly reconsidered the attack because of a problem with the gun, but he fixed it.

National
1 year ago
Dick Durbin of Illinois, the Senate’s No. 2 Democrat, won’t seek reelection to a sixth term in 2026

The decision by Durbin, who is in his fifth Senate term and is the chamber’s No. 2 Democrat, will set off a flurry of activity among a scrum of would-be successors, both Democratic and Republican.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul answers questions during a luncheon interview at the City Club of Chicago on April 1, 2025. (Credit: City Club of Chicago)
IL State News
1 year ago
Citing growing list of duties, Illinois’ Raoul seeks a $15M increase in AG budget

Attorney General engaged in growing volume of suits against Trump administration.

Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, explained the value of her bill to help small farmers at a press conference earlier this month. “Right now, public institutions across Illinois are required to choose the lowest bidder when they buy food. Now that might sound fair, but in practice, it leaves out small, local and community-based food businesses.” (photo by Simon Carr, Medill Illinois News Bureau)
Agriculture
1 year ago
Illinois scrambles to boost locally produced farm products after Trump’s funding freeze

Legislators seek to bolster local farms by purchasing their wares with state dollars