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Vice President Kamala Harris walks beside Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering at the corner of Green Bay and Central in Highland Park on July 5, 2022, a day after a mass shooting that resulted in seven dead and more than 30 injured at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park.

Vice President Kamala Harris visits Highland Park following shooting and calls for federal ban on assault weapons

July 6, 2022 at 3:20 p.m.

Less than 36 hours after a shooter opened fire at the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, killing seven people, Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in the north suburb...

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

Gov. J.B. Pritzker, legislative leaders delay special session on reproductive rights following Supreme Court’s Roe ruling

July 5, 2022 at 1:22 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Democratic leaders in the Illinois General Assembly are pushing back a planned special legislative session aimed at increasing legal protections for abortion providers and patients...

State Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch talks to lawmakers at the Capitol in Springfield on May 25, 2016.

Primary voters show they’re in an ‘anti-everything’ mood. Inflation and culture wars promise more uncertainty in November.

July 4, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

Clout was not king in Tuesday's primaries for Illinois General Assembly seats, and establishment politicians are bracing for a potentially wild ride heading into November's general election. While Democratic-drawn district...

Man held without bond in fatal shooting of 17-year-old outside Southwest Side McDonald’s

July 3, 2022 at 4:47 p.m.

A 19-year-old Chicago man charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old girl Friday afternoon outside a Southwest Side McDonald's was ordered to be held without bond...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker joins others during a rally in Chicago's Federal Plaza on June 24, 2022, in reaction to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, allowing states to ban abortions.

In call with Biden, Gov. J.B. Pritzker asks for increased federal funding to help states where abortion remains legal

July 1, 2022 at 4:52 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday urged President Joe Biden to boost federal funding to Illinois and other states where abortion remains legal and to support doctors across the country who...

Daniel Martinez and his son Cesar load groceries into their car after shopping at an Aldi in Albany Park on June 16, 2022.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s $1.8 billion election-year tax relief package takes effect Friday. Here’s what’s in it

July 1, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

The $1.8 billion tax relief plan Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker has been touting for months in ads for his reelection campaign takes effect Friday, offering temporary breaks at the gas...

Chicago Clerk Anna Valencia, candidate for Illinois secretary of state, at the Illinois Democratic County Chair's Association brunch before Governor's Day at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield on Aug. 18, 2021.

Illinois statewide races: Alexi Giannoulias the Democratic winner for secretary of state, while Thomas DeVore wins GOP nod for attorney general

June 29, 2022 at 9:36 a.m.

Former Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias succeeded Tuesday in the first step of his political comeback attempt, defeating three rivals in the Democratic primary for secretary of state and setting up...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker waves to people in the crowd during the Pride Parade on Chicago's North Side on June 26, 2022.

Even before the primary votes are in, a pitched battle is brewing over cultural issues between the GOP and Democrats

June 27, 2022 at 1:51 p.m.

In the final weekend before Tuesday's primary election, the disparity in campaigning between Republicans running for governor and the Democratic incumbent they hope to replace foreshadows a fall general election...

People march in protest through downtown Chicago on June 25, 2022.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker calls special legislative session on reproductive rights as Roe decision reverberates through Illinois politics

June 24, 2022 at 6:27 p.m.

The U.S. Supreme Court decision Friday overturning Roe v. Wade reverberated swiftly in Illinois, with Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker calling for lawmakers to return to Springfield to strengthen the state's...

Ken Griffin, the founder and CEO of Citadel, is seen in November 2014.

Ken Griffin’s announcement about Citadel’s move comes at a curious time politically for the billionaire

June 23, 2022 at 5:45 p.m.

When Illinois' wealthiest man, Ken Griffin, announced Thursday that he plans to move the headquarters of his investment firm from Chicago to Miami, it was not only a major development...

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