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A patron at PointsBet Sportsbook at Club Hawthorne, an OTB parlor in southwest suburban Crestwood, on Jan. 28, 2021.

Betting on in-state college sports teams approved by Illinois lawmakers over objections from school athletic directors

November 1, 2021 at 9:56 a.m.

Neither the University of Illinois nor Northwestern University appears bound for a college football bowl game this season, but if either team beats the odds and makes it to the...

The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield on Jan. 13, 2021.

Illinois legislators send Gov. J.B. Pritzker measure to eliminate potential loophole on COVID-19 vaccination mandates

October 29, 2021 at 12:11 p.m.

The Illinois Senate voted in the waning hours of the fall legislative session Thursday to send Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker a polarizing proposal aimed at preventing people from using a...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announces a new round of COVID-19-related emergency housing assistance, Oct. 27, 2021, at Abundant Faith Christian Center in Springfield. Pritzker says he supports changing the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act to allow employers and others to bar people who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Illinois legislators send repeal of parental notification law on abortions to Pritzker; Democrats unveil third try at congressional map

October 28, 2021 at 11:42 a.m.

The Democratic-controlled Illinois House late Wednesday approved two controversial measures, one that expands abortion rights for minors and another that seeks to prevent people from using a state law to...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker outside Sundling Junior High School in Palatine on Sept. 21, 2021.

Pritzker to make first international trip as governor to promote Illinois clean energy law at UN climate summit

October 27, 2021 at 2:34 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is scheduled to make his first international trip on state business next week, traveling to London and Glasgow, Scotland, to promote the state's new clean energy law...

The Rev. Shando Valdez of New Jerusalem Baptist Church speaks as a group of pastors gather on Oct. 21, 2021, at New Life Family Center Church in Chicago to urge Illinois legislators not to change a law which requires women under 18 to notify parent or guardian before having an abortion.

Illinois Senate votes to repeal law requiring parental notification for minors receiving abortions

October 26, 2021 at 9:13 p.m.

The Illinois Senate voted Tuesday to repeal a decades-old law that requires a parent to be notified when a minor seeks an abortion, an effort by supporters to cement the...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks to the media at the Thompson Center Aug. 26, 2021, as he mandates indoor masks and COVID vaccinations for teachers, college students and health care workers.

Talks deadlocked between Pritzker administration and largest state employee union over vaccine mandate

October 25, 2021 at 6:02 p.m.

Negotiations between Illinois' largest public employee union and Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration will resume through an outside arbitrator after the two sides couldn't come to terms on an order requiring...

The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield Jan. 13, 2021.

Legislators return to Springfield for final push on a redrawn congressional map

October 25, 2021 at 6:01 p.m.

Illinois lawmakers return to the Capitol on Tuesday for the final days of their fall session facing an agenda that includes a new congressional map, tightening coronavirus testing, masking and...

Heather Izewski holds her daughter Madison Arizamendi, 12, of Northbrook, who receives her second Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from medical assistant Alejandra Flores at Yacktman Outpatient Center in Park Ridge on Oct. 22, 2021.

Illinois expecting 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses initially for kids, with pediatricians expected to play a big role

October 25, 2021 at 5:07 p.m.

Illinois is expecting an initial allotment of about 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11, once the shots are authorized for that group — with pediatricians...

The Rev. Jose Acevedo of Mount Zion Church speaks Oct. 21, 2021, at New Life Family Center Church.

Push to repeal parental notification for minors seeking abortions tests liberal limits of Illinois’ Democratic-controlled legislature

October 25, 2021 at 1:59 p.m.

With the backing of the legislature's Democratic majority, Illinois has been at the forefront of expanding abortion access in recent years, even enshrining a "fundamental right" to the procedure in...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker at the Thompson Center on Aug. 26, 2021.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker issues vaccination mandate for 55,000 day care workers

October 22, 2021 at 5:35 p.m.

Workers in state licensed day care centers will have to be vaccinated or undergo weekly testing under an executive order issued Friday by Gov. J.B. Pritzker. The state estimates the...

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