Gov. JB Pritzker signs House Bill 767 at a Dec. 2 news conference in Chicago. He said the bill will protect Illinoisians using science-backed guidelines, rather than “junk science” used by the federal administration under the guidance of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (CNI photo by Maggie Dougherty)
IL State News
1 month ago
Pritzker signs plan decoupling from federal tax policy to address Illinois budget deficit

“Look, remember that the purpose ultimately is to make sure that we can pay the bills in the state of Illinois and not be hampered by Donald Trump and the big ugly bill,” Pritzker said in October.

Senator Ruben Gallego, has his photo taken while he campaigns with Eileen Higgins during her campaign for Miami Mayor on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025 in Miami. (AP Photo/Adriana Gomez)
National
2 months ago
Ruben Gallego emerges as key Democratic figure in Latino voter outreach

Gallego grew up in poverty in Chicago’s Evergreen Park and frequented Little Village, a predominantly Mexican neighborhood on the city’s southwest side.

FILE - Ukrainian oligarch Dymitro Firtash waits for the start of his trial at the courts of justice in Vienna, Austria, Feb. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, File)
IL State News
2 months ago
Austrian court rules against extradition of Ukrainian businessman to US over alleged bribery

Six years ago, a Chicago federal judge rejected a motion to dismiss the indictment against Firtash, who has argued that the U.S. has no jurisdiction over crimes in India. However, the judge ruled that it does, because any scheme would have impacted a Chicago-based company.

FILE - Dick Van Dyke poses with chimney sweeps during arrivals to the 40th anniversary and re-premiere of Mary Poppins at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2004. (AP Photo/Ann Johansson, File)
Entertainment
2 months ago
Affable comedy acting legend Dick Van Dyke turns 100 years old

Van Dyke was born in West Plains, Missouri, in 1925, and grew up “the class clown” in Danville, Illinois, while admiring and imitating the silent film comedians.

FILE - Law enforcement officers guard outside an ICE processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview, Ill., on Nov. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
IL State News
2 months ago
Court blocks the release of hundreds of immigrants arrested in a Chicago-area crackdown

In the 2-1 opinion, the appeals court said Cummings overstepped his authority on the blanket release of the detainees without assessing each case individually.

A doll representing the baby Jesus is zip-tied in the Nativity scene outside of Lake Street Church of Evanston, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Evanston, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
IL State News
2 months ago
Church Nativity scenes add zip ties, gas masks and ICE to protest immigration raids

These and other stark reimaginings of Christ’s birth are drawing praise and outrage as churches turn the Christmas tableau into a commentary on federal immigration enforcement under the Trump administration.

IL State News
2 months ago
Senators clash over Trump’s National Guard deployments as military leaders face questioning

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., said domestic deployments traditionally have involved responding to major floods and tornadoes, not assisting immigration agents who are detaining people in aggressive raids.

Greg Amsinger, MLB Network host, announces that the Chicago White Sox will have the number one pick in draft during a broadcast at the Major League Baseball's winter meetings, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Sports
2 months ago
White Sox win MLB draft lottery and have top pick for first time since taking Harold Baines in 1977

Baines represented the White Sox on stage for the lottery at baseball’s winter meetings.

Former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan departs the Dirksen Federal Courthouse after receiving a 7 ½-year prison sentence on corruption charges on June 13, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
2 months ago
Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan asks President Trump for pardon

Specific details about the filing are not clear. 

FILE - People wait in line to purchase lottery tickets outside Bluebird Liquor store in Hawthorne, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
IL State News
2 months ago
What are the 10 largest US lottery jackpots ever won?

The U.S. has seen more than a dozen lottery jackpot prizes exceed $1 billion since 2016.

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