Pritzker, Chicago officials vow to protect immigrant communities amid Trump’s deportation pledge
The City of Chicago and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker are vowing to protect immigrant communities as President Donald Trump’s ...
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What does Trump’s second term mean for Chicago?
After years of warm relations with the Biden White House, a new, grim reality sets in for Illinois when Donald Trump is ...
Editorial: Should Chicago have a specific mechanism for recalling its mayor? With caveats, yes.
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s unpopularity has created far more interest in establishing a recall process. Johnson or no Johnson, ...
No, Illinois counties won't secede to Indiana. Here's why. | Opinion
No, it wasn't fiscal responsibility or more transparency regarding health care costs; it was a measure that would create a ...
Campaign cash in hemp regulation showdown is a bad sign about pay to play in Illinois
The Land of Lincoln still isn't at the point where people can feel fully confident that lawmakers aren't making decisions ...
Illinois House speaker urges Mayor Johnson to reveal Springfield wish list
To enact his progressive agenda, Mayor Brandon Johnson is looking to Springfield for an assist, but powerful Speaker of the ...
Illinois House speaker to Mayor Brandon Johnson: Get ready to hear ‘no’ a lot in Springfield
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s continued insistence on looking to Springfield as a magical pot of gold for additional city revenue ...
IL Speaker Welch downplays suggestion Chicago mayor does not have good relationship with state
Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch has a warning for Mayor Brandon Johnson: getting help from Springfield this year ...
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Lawmakers pass nursing home retaliation bill as lame-duck session wraps up in Springfield
Lawmakers also passed an energy bill and legislation transferring land to the state’s first federally recognized tribal ...