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Architect Helmut Jahn looks over drawings of his State of Illinois Center in 1980. (James Mayo/baiduhai)

Google’s plan to take over Thompson Center a shot in the arm for downtown Chicago and for Gov. J.B. Pritzker

July 27, 2022 at 6:08 p.m.

Nearly two decades after the state first considered a sale of the James R. Thompson Center, Google's agreement to buy the iconic but controversial Loop building marks a key victory...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker during an interview at the Marriott Marquis hotel in Chicago on June 29, 2022.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker out of isolation after testing negative for COVID-19

July 25, 2022 at 11:42 a.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has tested negative for the coronavirus after spending five days in isolation, he announced on Twitter. "I am feeling better and have tested negative for COVID-19," Pritzker...

People wait at the Illinois secretary of state's driver's license facility in the James R. Thompson Center in March 2019.

Deadline for expiring Illinois driver’s licenses extended to Dec. 1

July 22, 2022 at 4:33 p.m.

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White has again extended the deadline for residents to renew expiring driver's licenses and identification cards, this time to Dec. 1. The deadline previously had...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker cheers with the crowd at his primary election night party on June 28, 2022, at the Marriott Marquis Grand Horizon Ballroom in Chicago.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker tests positive for COVID-19

July 19, 2022 at 5:10 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker, whose efforts to combat COVID-19 have dominated his first term, has tested positive for the virus and is experiencing mild symptoms, his office announced Tuesday. The positive...

Members of the community attend an interfaith service on July 10, 2022, at Glencoe Union Church after seven people were killed on July Fourth during a mass shooting in Highland Park.

In wake of Highland Park mass shooting, Illinois State Police move to expand use of ‘clear and present danger’ reports

July 18, 2022 at 6:48 p.m.

In response to the mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois State Police has issued an emergency rule that will allow the agency to retain and expand the use of reports...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker sits down for an interview at the Marriott Marquis hotel in Chicago on June 29, 2022.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker ends COVID vaccine mandates at colleges as he tweaks many statewide pandemic restrictions

July 15, 2022 at 6:14 a.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is ending Illinois' COVID-19 vaccine mandate for college students and faculty and easing some testing requirements for unvaccinated health care workers, changes that come despite growing concerns...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s scheduled speech to Florida Democrats adds to speculation and criticism he’s eyeing White House

July 13, 2022 at 5:15 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker began the week with a White House visit for an event marking the passage of bipartisan gun legislation and will end it Saturday with a speech at...

Pediatrician and health care policy expert at SIU named director of Illinois Public Health Department

July 12, 2022 at 4:40 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday appointed a professor from the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine to lead the state Department of Public Health as highly contagious coronavirus variants have...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering urge President Biden to push federal action on guns

July 11, 2022 at 7:25 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering urged President Joe Biden to press for a federal ban on certain semi-automatic weapons during a visit to the White House...

Smith & Wesson M&P15 semi-automatic rifles of the AR-15 style are displayed during the National Rifle Association annual meeting in Houston on May 28, 2022.

Democrats criticize Kendall County GOP plan to raffle off gun similar to one used in Highland Park mass shooting

July 11, 2022 at 1:51 p.m.

Illinois Democrats on Monday criticized plans by the Kendall County Republican Party to raffle off a Smith & Wesson semi-automatic rifle similar to the one authorities say was used to...

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