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Left to Right: First Lady MK Pritzker, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, Attorney General Kwame Raoul, and Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias attend Gov. JB Pritzker's State of the State address Wednesday, Feb. 18.
Local
16 hours ago
Pritzker proposes $56B budget with minimal new spending, tax on social media companies

The budget proposed by Pritzker on Wednesday largely maintains the status quo, and forgoes significant broad-based tax increases. 

Governor JB Pritzker gives his budget address to the Illinois General Assembly Feb. 18, 2026, in the Illinois House Chamber.
Local
16 hours ago
Reaction to Governor’s State of the State and Budget address

Republicans pan the speech, while some groups like it.

District 186 headquarters sign
Local
16 hours ago
District 186: Summer SCOPE program came close to a shutdown

The District 186 after school program known as SCOPE almost had to stop running its summertime program, with a new attendance fee, they can remain in operation.

UIS
Local
20 hours ago
Star parties return to UIS for spring season

Star parties are hosted by UIS Associate Professor of Astronomy and Physics John Martin at the UIS Campus Observatory.

Gov. JB Pritzker enters the House chamber for his 2025 budget address. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
21 hours ago
Pritzker to propose statewide zoning laws to spur homebuilding, limit local control

‘BUILD’ plan would allow more multi-unit housing, legalize granny flats.

DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick takes questions from reporters at the Illinois State Fair’s Republican Day in August 2025. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
21 hours ago
DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick focuses on public safety in GOP governor’s race

He is one of four candidates vying for the chance to unseat Pritzker.

FILE - Democratic presidential primary candidate Jesse Jackson speaks to a group of his supporters at a rally held at a Baptist Church in Dayton, Ohio, April 14, 1984. (AP Photo/Rob Burns, File)
History
21 hours ago
Key quotes from the Rev. Jesse Jackson that define his politics and legacy

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, was known not just as a tireless advocate for the Civil Rights Movement but as one of its most dynamic orators.

Local
22 hours ago
No grocery tax in city budget

Revenue from new Scheels Sports Park could compensate.

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