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Potential voters ‘erroneously categorized’ as opting out in latest automatic voter registration mistake

March 12, 2020 at 7:09 p.m.

More than 1,100 Real ID applicants were "erroneously categorized" as having opted out of registering to vote in the latest problem to affect Illinois' automatic voter registration process, according to...

Lawmakers vote in the Illinois House in 2019.

General Assembly departures make way for competitive primaries in Chicago, the suburbs

March 9, 2020 at 1:00 a.m.

Senate President John Cullerton's surprise announcement last fall that he would retire in January set off a chain reaction in Illinois politics, prompting a fierce behind-the-scenes battle over who would...

Justin Reyes administers a COVID-19 test to Maria Suarez outside Heartland Health Centers in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood on July 10, 2020.

Illinois’ 5th coronavirus patient remains hospitalized at Rush in isolation after traveling to O’Hare from Italy

March 6, 2020 at 11:14 a.m.

A fifth person in Illinois has tested positive for the new coronavirus, state health officials announced Thursday. The person is a Cook County resident in his 20s who flew into...

Dr. Ngozi Ezike, of the Illinois Department of Public Health, speaks during a news conference at the Thompson Center in Chicago on March 2, 2020, to provide updates on the state's planning for the spread of coronavirus.

Illinois’ public health chief heading to Washington to push for more resources to battle coronavirus

March 3, 2020 at 9:05 p.m.

Illinois' public health chief is pushing for additional federal resources to prevent the coronavirus from spreading through the state, where the estimated cost of the response so far tops $20...

Former state Sen. Martin Sandoval emerges from the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after pleading guilty to bribery and tax charges on Jan. 28, 2020. Red-light company SafeSpeed has acknowledged it is the firm named in Sandoval's federal plea deal.

Illinois House overwhelmingly passes red-light camera ban in many communities around Chicago, St. Louis

February 27, 2020 at 6:36 a.m.

The Illinois House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed legislation banning controversial red-light cameras in many Illinois communities, advancing a measure similar to one blocked in 2015 by a senator who has...

An ICE detainee makes a phone call at the Jerome Combs Detention Center in Kankakee last fall. In 2019, 223 individuals were transferred to the detention center after serving out sentences for felony convictions under a contract with ICE, Kankakee County's sheriff said.

Sheriffs association, Republican lawmakers blast state policy limiting Department of Corrections coordination with ICE when undocumented felons are released

March 11, 2024 at 2:05 p.m.

The Illinois Sheriffs' Association and Republican lawmakers on Tuesday blasted what they said is a state policy change to stop coordinating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement when undocumented immigrants...

Casey Urlacher during a candidate forum hosted by the Lake Zurich Area Chamber of Commerce, January 28, 2019.

Facing federal indictment in gambling case, Casey Urlacher resigns from Illinois Civil Service Commission

February 24, 2020 at 12:47 p.m.

Casey Urlacher, the mayor of suburban Mettawa and brother of Chicago Bears' Hall of Famer Brian Urlacher, has resigned from the Illinois Civil Service Commission after being charged last week...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivers his budget address to a joint session of the Illinois House and Senate at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield on Feb. 19, 2020.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s plan to link education funding increase to his graduated income tax plan could leave some school districts in the lurch

February 21, 2020 at 4:51 p.m.

Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker's decision to propose a budget that ties an increase in state education funding to the fate of his graduated-rate income tax plan is drawing concern from...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker arrives for his state budget address on Feb. 19, 2020, at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s $42 billion state budget promises added funding for schools, public safety — if voters approve his graduated income tax in November

February 20, 2020 at 7:00 a.m.

Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker presented two possibilities in his annual budget address Wednesday: his preferred option, which links a funding increase for public schools and a pension payment boost to...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot listens to her communications director, Michael Crowley, as she exits House Republican offices following a closed-door meeting at the Illinois state Capitol on Feb. 18, 2020.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot pushes her casino agenda ‘at every stop’ during visit to Springfield

February 18, 2020 at 6:53 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot met with legislators from both parties Tuesday during her first visit to the Capitol since her proposal to tweak tax rates for a Chicago casino failed to...

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