Mayor Rahm Emanuel pushes state gas tax increase to fund major transportation bill
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and a group of suburban leaders on Tuesday called for a 20 to 30 cent per gallon increase in the state’s gas tax to fund a major...
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Emanuel pide legalizar la marihuana, un casino, impuesto a la gasolina, para cubrir crisis
El alcalde Rahm Emanuel convocará el miércoles a los legisladores del estado para hacer un llamado a legalizar la marihuana, permitir un casino en Chicago, y aprobar una enmienda constitucional...
Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker shows ‘deep gratitude’ for Gov. Bruce Rauner at Illinois bicentennial, says state’s best days ahead
Democratic Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker on Monday thanked Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner for his service and tried to sound an optimistic tone at Illinois’ 200th birthday party. “On this occasion, I...
Starved Rock killer falls one vote short of parole after nearly 60 years in prison
A 79-year-old man serving a life sentence for the 1960 killing of three Riverside women at Starved Rock State Park fell one vote short of winning his release on Thursday....
Gov. Bruce Rauner: ‘I am very scared for the people of Illinois’ as J.B. Pritzker takes over in a month
Lame-duck Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Thursday said he was “very scared for the people of Illinois” as a result of Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker’s victory and expanded Democratic legislative majorities...
Illinois lawmakers don’t raise statewide legal age to buy tobacco to 21, leaving Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto intact
Illinois 18-year-olds can keep buying cigarettes in many areas of the state, after lawmakers on Wednesday failed to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of a measure that would have raised...
Democratic lawmaker apologizes for saying she wanted to pump a bacteria broth into Republican family’s water
A Democratic state lawmaker on Wednesday apologized for saying on the Illinois House floor that she wanted to pump a lethal “broth of Legionella” bacteria into the water system of...
Illinois Democrat says she wanted to pump a ‘broth of Legionella’ bacteria into Republican colleague’s water supply
A Democratic state lawmaker said she wanted to pump a lethal “broth of Legionella” bacteria into the water system of a Republican colleague’s family, during heated remarks on the Illinois...
Illinois lawmakers could override Gov. Bruce Rauner dozens of times before he leaves office
State lawmakers return to Springfield on Tuesday for what could be their last clash with Gov. Bruce Rauner, as they consider overriding dozens of the governor’s vetoes less than two...
Lawsuit accusing Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker of racial discrimination includes ‘outright falsehoods,’ attorneys say
Attorneys for Democratic Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker on Friday called a federal lawsuit alleging racial discrimination in his campaign “long on accusations and short on factual allegations” and asked a judge...