Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, right, speaks, Oct. 21, 2020, during a news conference in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
IL State News
8 months ago
Trump pardons ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich 5 years after commuting his sentence

The Republican president signed the pardon on Monday, calling the Democratic former governor “a very fine person.”

Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a news conference with lawmakers and representatives of Pace Suburban Bus in Markham on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
8 months ago
Pritzker takes aim at Trump tariffs with business tours, calls to foreign officials

“Affordability and jobs are potentially the victims of that trade war,” Pritzker said. “Tariffs are a tax paid for by consumers. In the end, it’s a tax on working families and on small businesses.”

Immigrants from Venezuela are reflected in a marble wall while taking shelter at the Chicago Police Department's 16th District station on May 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, FIle)
IL State News
8 months ago
Trump administration sues Chicago in latest crackdown on ‘sanctuary’ cities

The Trump administration sued Chicago on Thursday alleging that ‘sanctuary’ laws in the nation’s third-largest city “thwart” federal efforts to enforce immigration laws.

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IL State News
8 months ago
Chicago Bears owner Virginia McCaskey, the daughter of George Halas, dies at 102

She had owned the Bears since her father’s death on Oct. 31, 1983.

Gov. JB Pritzker signs the KIND Act Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, at the Illinois Capitol. The new law requires the state to prioritize family members when placing children in foster care. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Bridgette Fox)
IL State News
8 months ago
Pritzker signs law to prioritize placing foster children with family members

The new law puts an obligation on the Department of Children and Family Services to use a “kin-first approach” when placing children in foster care.

Portland Thorns fans hold signs during the first half of the team's NWSL soccer match against the Houston Dash in Portland, Ore., Oct. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Steve Dipaola, File)
Sports
8 months ago
Settlement creates $5 million fund for NWSL players after abuse scandal

Attorneys general from Washington, D.C., Illinois and New York announced the settlement with the league on Wednesday.

Gov. JB Pritzker makes keynote remarks at the U.S.-Canda Summit in June 2024. (Photo provided by the Office of Gov. JB Pritzker)
Business
8 months ago
Trump tariffs could impact hundreds of billions of dollars of trade in Illinois 

Canada, Mexico are among Illinois’ top trading partners.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker
IL State News
8 months ago
Pritzker moves to block Jan. 6 rioters from Illinois state jobs

“Our State workforce must reflect the values of Illinois and demonstrate honesty, integrity, and loyalty to serving the taxpayers. No one who attempts to overthrow a government should serve in government.” – Gov. J.B. Pritzker

State Rep. Nabeela Syed speaks to members of the media at the Illinois Capitol about the proposed Illinois prescription drug affordability board on Jan. 29, 2025. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Ismael M. Belkoura)
Health & Wellness
8 months ago
Illinois lawmakers revive push to create prescription drug affordability board

Panel would help set caps on excessively priced prescription drugs.

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