Amid talk of unity, DNC opens in Chicago with diverging themes
Democrats open their national convention being welcomed to Chicago with jubilation while offering a bittersweet farewell to President Joe Biden.
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All eyes will be on Chicago this week. Can the DNC help reverse the city’s national narrative?
The eyes of the political world turn to Chicago this week as tens of thousands of delegates, media, dignitaries and political influencers arrive for a historic Democratic National Convention.
Biden grants national monument status to site of 1908 Springfield race riot
President Joe Biden signed a proclamation designating the site of the 1908 Springfield race riot, one of the most egregious outbreaks of race-related violence in U.S. history, as a national...
Illinois GOP urges focus on policies, not personalities during party’s day at State Fair
Republicans in deep blue Illinois urged a focus on issues instead of personalities during GOP day at the State Fair.
Illinois Democrats provide DNC preview with energetic support of Kamala Harris at Illinois State Fair
In a precursor to next week's Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois Democrats led by Gov. J.B. Pritzker gathered at the State Fair to laud Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.
Judge orders Stateville Correctional Center inmates transferred by the end of September
Civil rights lawyers argued the living conditions at the prison are too hazardous for those who are housed there.
Downstate sheriff announces retirement in latest Sonya Massey shooting fallout
A downstate sheriff whose deputy officer shot and killed a woman in her home last month announced his retirement on Friday following calls for his resignation from critics including Gov....
Gov. J.B. Pritzker calls for downstate sheriff to resign over handling of Sonya Massey case
In a strongly worded public rebuke of another elected government official in Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton have called on a downstate sheriff to resign over...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker ‘disappointed’ with sheriff’s answers on hiring of deputy who shot Sonya Massey
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday said he's "disappointed" with the answers he's hearing from a downstate sheriff over why his agency hired the deputy who shot and killed 36-year-old Sonya...
Stateville inmates request transfer or release in court motion citing prison’s decrepit conditions
Stateville prison inmates request that the state transfer or release them no later than Sept. 20, citing the aging prison's "degradation and deterioration."