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Attendees ride the double ferris wheel during the Du Quoin State Fair Tuesday Aug. 27, 2019, in Du Quoin, Ill. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

‘Perhaps no fair has as rich a history as the Du Quoin State Fair’: Inside Illinois’ other statewide annual summer celebration

August 30, 2019 at 6:17 a.m.

DU QUOIN, Ill. — Each year when the parade kicking off Illinois' second state fair winds down, fairgoers stream by the hundreds to Wanda Rednour's lawn, which sits in the...

Minimum pay for teachers will ramp up to $40,000 in measure Gov. J.B. Pritzker says is aimed at easing teacher shortage

August 22, 2019 at 3:56 p.m.

The minimum annual salary for public school teachers in Illinois will be raised to $40,000 by the 2023-24 school year under a measure Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law Thursday...

House Speaker Michael Madigan, right, confers with then-Clerk of the House Tim Mapes in Springfield in 2013. An investigator found that Mapes made several inappropriate comments to or around a House Democratic staffer.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker praises release of report on bullying and harassment in Michael Madigan’s office but sidesteps questions about speaker’s leadership

August 21, 2019 at 6:36 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday praised the release of a report detailing a culture of sexual harassment, bullying and intimidation that pervaded Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's office and his...

House Speaker Michael Madigan's chief of staff Tim Mapes at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield on June 30, 2015.

Report finds bullying, inappropriate behavior and fear pervasive in state Capitol under House Speaker Michael Madigan, who takes responsibility ‘for not doing enough’

August 21, 2019 at 8:45 a.m.

An outside investigation into Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's office and his Democratic caucus found that people across the Capitol repeatedly faced sexual harassment and bullying, and feared retaliation if...

Democratic state Sen. Martin Sandoval blames fundraiser entertainment vendor for mock Trump assassination photos

August 19, 2019 at 5:37 p.m.

State Sen. Martin Sandoval on Monday blamed a vendor hired to provide music and entertainment at a Friday fundraiser for photos posted online showing a man pointing a fake gun...

An aerial view taken April 1, 2017, shows the former U.S. Steel parcel, known as South Works. The 440-acre site is the only privately owned site among the five included in the economic feasibility study.

Chicago casino’s future may depend on who’s willing to take less cash

August 19, 2019 at 8:35 a.m.

After years of failed efforts, a Chicago casino seemed within reach this spring when Illinois lawmakers approved massive gambling expansion. But after a report raised questions about whether a city...

A lab worker shows a sample rape-evidence collection kit at the Illinois State Police Crime Lab.

Sexual assault victims in Illinois will be able to track evidence in their cases under new law

August 16, 2019 at 6:58 p.m.

Sexual assault victims in Illinois will soon be able to track the progress of their rape kit evidence through the stages of processing, using a statewide online tracking system for...

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, shown before a fundraising event for then-U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam at the Chicago Marriott Hotel in Naperville last year, addressed Illinois Republicans in Springfield on Aug. 15, 2019.

Beleaguered state GOP gathers at Illinois State Fair, with leaders acknowledging ‘we had a rough year’

August 15, 2019 at 6:35 p.m.

Bereft of their financial lifeline with Gov. Bruce Rauner's defeat, Illinois Republicans gathered at the state fair on Thursday promising to rebuild and rebound after voters last fall denied them...

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi greets U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin during the Democratic County Chairs' Association brunch in Springfield on Aug. 14, 2019.

At Illinois State Fair, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urges Democrats to ‘catch the spark of Illinois,’ and Gov. J.B. Pritzker blasts those who pit Downstate against Chicago

August 14, 2019 at 3:48 p.m.

Democrats from U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Illinois' top party leaders sought to present a message of unity in a regionally divided state Wednesday as they celebrated their first...

Cole Caldwell, 13, of Peoria County, stands with Lucius, his grand champion steer, as Gov. J.B. Pritzker and his wife, M.K. Pritzker, up the bid to $75,000 during the Governor's Sale of Champions at the Illinois State Fair on Aug. 13, 2019, in Springfield. Caldwell's mother, Kim Caldwell, said he worked hard to win, getting up at 4 a.m. every day.

Illinois’ first lady outbids Gov. J.B. Pritzker with offer of $75,000 for state fair’s champion steer

August 13, 2019 at 9:19 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker looked to be in line to leave the Illinois State Fair as the owner of this year's grand champion steer, Lucius, when his wife entered the bidding....

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