Bears CEO Kevin Warren added to state business development board
Team president deepens outreach to the state’s business community as the Chicago Bears continue to pursue public help for their new domed stadium plans.
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‘This will not be 1968.’ Chicago police prepare for DNC as whole world watches once again.
The landscape has changed and CPD isn't the same police force as it was in 1968. But questions remain as protesters will arrive in Chicago this August for the Democratic...
Illinois lawmakers quietly extend cellular law part of AT&T-Michael Madigan bribery case
General Assembly grants five-year extension to law that smoothed the way for small cell transmission equipment to be placed throughout Illinois.
Illinois House breaks at dawn after last-minute drama over $750M tax package
Illinois House Democrats early Wednesday approved a $53.1 billion election-year budget that boosts spending by $400 million from what Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed earlier this year and slightly reduces the...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker continues clashing with Illinois Senate over parole board
The board has been a source of long-running bipartisan tension between the legislative chamber and the Pritzker administration.
Illinois Senate approves state budget with $750 million in tax hikes, measure now moves to the House
Senate OK's $53.1 billion state spending plan and sends it to the Illinois House, which is poised to vote on the deal later this week.
Legislature won’t act on Bears’ stadium funding request this spring, lawmakers say
The Chicago Bears’ plea for more than $2 billion in public assistance to build a new domed stadium is on hold until at least the fall, high-ranking Democratic lawmakers confirmed.
Democrats lurch toward finish line on budget as House breaks for remainder of holiday weekend
Illinois Democrats struggled to reach consensus on a budget before the Senate dropped a bill late Friday. A day later, there still had not been a substantive vote on the...
After eleventh-hour plea from Mayor Brandon Johnson, Senate president likely to put school closing bill on hold
After a last-minute plea from Mayor Brandon Johnson, Illinois Senate President Don Harmon is expected to put the brakes on legislation that would extend a moratorium on public school closings...
Illinois Democrats still at odds over tax hike proposals as budget talks again head into overtime
Illinois Democrats again will be unable to meet a self-imposed deadline for approving a state spending plan as Gov. J.B. Pritzker faces pushback on proposed tax hikes