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President Joe Biden speaks July 14, 2021, during a meeting with a bipartisan group of governors, mayors and Cabinet officials in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. Biden is joined by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, from left, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker raises issue of violence in Chicago and other cities during White House meeting with Biden

July 14, 2021 at 6:53 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker took the opportunity of a White House meeting on infrastructure Wednesday to talk to President Joe Biden about rising gun violence in Chicago and other cities, and...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is shown speaking to the media on West Polk Street in Chicago on June 28, 2021.

Illinois announces winners of first COVID-19 vaccine lottery drawing, with $1 million prize going to Chicago resident

July 8, 2021 at 7:02 p.m.

The first four winners in the state's COVID-19 vaccine lottery are an adult from Chicago, who took the $1 million cash prize, and students from Chicago, suburban Cook County and...

Standing among politicians, child care workers, parents and children, President Joe Biden tours the Children's Learning Center at McHenry County College on July 7, 2021, in Crystal Lake.

President Biden came to Chicago area to talk ‘human infrastructure,’ but shooting of 3 officers brings gun violence to forefront

July 7, 2021 at 6:08 p.m.

President Joe Biden on Wednesday made his first visit to the Chicago area since taking office to discuss his plan to help working and middle-class families but, as is often...

President Joe Biden is introduced by Edith Sanchez, a student trustee at McHenry County College, at McHenry County College on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 in Crystal Lake. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Biden en Chicago: Habla de ‘infraestructura humana’, y la violencia armada tras tiroteo de 3 oficiales surge como tema del día

July 7, 2021 at 5:28 p.m.

El miércoles, el presidente Joe Biden hizo su primera visita a la región de Chicago desde que asumió el cargo, para discutir su plan para ayudar a las familias trabajadoras...

Biden’s stop in McHenry County Wednesday latest in string of visits to key swing districts

July 7, 2021 at 12:29 p.m.

President Joe Biden will make his first trip to the Chicago area as president Wednesday with a visit to northwest suburban Crystal Lake, where he will push a portion of...

The sky over Soldier Field is illuminated in a brilliant fireworks display, marking the close of the 30th Chicagoland Music Festival in 1959.

Cost to Bears for breaking Soldier Field lease? Peanuts compared with the price tag for a new stadium in the suburbs.

July 12, 2021 at 5:02 p.m.

When the Chicago Bears recently announced a bid to buy land for a possible new stadium in Arlington Heights, Mayor Lori Lightfoot cast doubt on the team skipping town by...

People enjoy summerlike weather June 3, 2021, on the large patio at Recess in Chicago's West Loop.

Reopening day: Illinois on Friday to take biggest step yet back to normalcy after more than a year of COVID-19 restrictions

June 11, 2021 at 11:51 a.m.

On a Saturday in late March of last year, employees walked out of public libraries carrying plants and boxes of personal items, parents and young children took one last chance...

Senate Republican leader Dan McConchie, left, and Senate Republican Caucus Chair Jason Barickman attend a public meeting of the Senate Redistricting Committee at the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture in Chicago on March 30, 2021.

A matter of trust? Illinois Republicans find a message against Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker, but lack the money and challenger to deliver it to voters.

June 4, 2021 at 5:47 p.m.

Illinois Republicans may have been shut out on the key issues this spring, but they did find a unifying theme as the party tries to make its case against Democratic...

Illinois Senate passes elected school board for Chicago, over the objections of Mayor Lori Lightfoot

June 1, 2021 at 9:33 p.m.

Over the objections of Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Democrats in the Illinois Senate voted Tuesday night to transition Chicago's mayor-appointed school board to a fully elected, 21-member body by 2027. The...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker touts ‘fiscal discipline’ of $42 billion budget passed by Democrats as debate over energy policy and subsidies to ComEd parent drags on

June 2, 2021 at 8:51 a.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker took a victory lap Tuesday on the $42 billion state budget that the Democratic-controlled legislature went into overtime to pass, but lawmakers left Springfield without an agreement...

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