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Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks during a campaign stop at the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts Local 476 in Chicago on Sept. 21, 2022.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker deflects on corruption as state Sen. Emil Jones III resigns leadership and committee posts after federal bribery charges

September 21, 2022 at 8:42 p.m.

Democratic state Sen. Emil Jones III resigned from his leadership post and committee chairmanship Wednesday, a day after he was hit with federal bribery charges that again pushed public corruption...

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, from left, Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. J.B. Pritzker raise their hands in a show of unity after speaking to Democratic supporters during a rally at the University of Illinois at Chicago on Sept. 16, 2022.

Vice President Kamala Harris rallies with fellow Democrats in Chicago over abortion rights as midterms near

September 16, 2022 at 7:50 p.m.

Less than two months before the midterm elections, Vice President Kamala Harris rallied a welcoming crowd of abortion-rights supporters in Chicago on Friday where she heralded Illinois Democrats for playing...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks during a press conference in Chicago on Sept. 14, 2022.

Gov. J.B. Pritkzer ends COVID-19 test mandate for unvaccinated school and day care workers

September 16, 2022 at 10:23 a.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is ending the state's requirement that unvaccinated school and day care workers undergo routine testing for COVID-19, removing one of the few remaining mandates Illinois has in...

Gubernatorial hopeful Darren Bailey and U.S. Rep. Mary Miller chat after receiving endorsements from former President Donald Trump at a rally at the Adams County Fairgrounds on June 25, 2022 in Mendon.

GOP governor hopeful Darren Bailey’s income tax returns show highs, lows in downstate farmer’s income

September 15, 2022 at 10:34 p.m.

Less than two months before the Nov. 8 general election, Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey publicly released partial income tax returns that showed ups-and-downs over the past five years,...

Republican 6th Congressional District candidates Niki Conforti, from left, Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau and Scott Kaspar participate in a May 4, 2022, candidate forum in Countryside.

U.S. Rep. Sean Casten says he’ll ignore Awake Illinois’ legal threat over alleged defamation

September 13, 2022 at 6:02 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Sean Casten said he won't hold back from criticizing Awake Illinois, which espouses anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and rallied its supporters against a drag-themed library event in Downers Grove, after...

Illinois Supreme Justice Anne Burke listens during oral arguments in a case in 2016 at Benedictine University in Lisle.

Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Anne Burke announces retirement

September 12, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.

Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Anne Burke announced Monday she is retiring Nov. 30 after 16 years on the high court. Illinois Appellate Justice Joy Cunningham was appointed by the...

Thomas DeVore, the Republican nominee for Illinois attorney general, speaks during a "Make Illinois Great" rally at the Kane County Fair Grounds on Sept. 11, 2022.

GOP attorney general candidate Thomas DeVore has record of taking critics to court, including his girlfriend’s mom and Gov. J.B. Pritzker

September 12, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

While running for a downstate school board seat five years ago, Republican Illinois attorney general candidate Thomas DeVore complained in a Facebook post about students who struggled to make correct...

Darren Bailey, left, Republican candidate for governor of Illinois, shakes hands with Tom DeVore, GOP candidate for state attorney general, during Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield on Aug. 18, 2022.

GOP candidate Thomas DeVore’s campaign loan lifts contribution limits in Illinois attorney general race

August 31, 2022 at 5:37 p.m.

Republican attorney general candidate Thomas DeVore has lent his campaign $250,001, a move that opens the door to unlimited contributions in the race with first-term Democratic incumbent Kwame Raoul. DeVore,...

An emotional Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks about the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court at Howard Brown Health Clark on June 24, 2022, in Chicago. Calling himself the "most pro-choice governor in the U.S.," Pritzker vowed to defend women's abortion and reproductive rights.

Despite Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s focus on abortion rights, prospects dimming for special legislative session before November election

August 30, 2022 at 6:47 p.m.

The prospect of state lawmakers returning to Springfield before the November election for a special session to expand protections for reproductive health care in Illinois appear to be dimming, even...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot attends a City Council meeting at City Hall Wednesday July 20, 2022 in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Lori Lightfoot critica anuncio de comité político pro-Bailey que ‘oscurece’ su imagen

August 24, 2022 at 12:52 p.m.

Lori Lightfoot, alcaldesa de Chicago, denunció el martes un anuncio televisivo reciente de una organización que se opone a la reelección del gobernador demócrata J.B. Pritzker porque dijo que presenta...

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