Springfield
El titular demócrata regresó al Grand Crossing Park Field House, donde lanzó su primera candidatura para gobernador en 2017, defendiendo su caso para otro mandato.
Sebastian “Sam” Palumbo held “an ownership interest” until mid-2022 in “at least one” business associated with Builders Paving LLC, a major state contractor whose executives have included one of his daughters and her husband, according to a new court filing by the Illinois Department of Transportation.
The Democratic incumbent returned to the Grand Crossing Park Field House where he launched his first run for governor in 2017, making his case for another term.
Pritzker will make his reelection campaign official with kickoff events in Chicago and Springfield, but it’s still unknown whom he’ll tap as running mate.
The $55.1 billion state spending plan signed into law Monday by Pritzker marked one of the toughest budget seasons of his tenure, amid federal funding uncertainty under President Donald Trump.
Gov. JB Pritzker survives 'political circus' in Washington as GOP pins immigration woes on Democrats
Republican lawmakers grilled Democratic governors, while Pritzker defended Illinois’ sanctuary policies and criticized President Donald Trump’s agenda.
GOP lawmakers repeatedly suggested that Pritzker’s policies made it possible for immigrants to enter the U.S. to carry out crimes like murder.
Legislators who approved a first-of-its-kind per-wager tax say big gambling corporations like DraftKings can afford another dent in their Illinois profit margins.
Pritzker is preparing for Thursday’s House hearing on Illinois immigration policies with the help of Dana Remus, former White House counsel to President Biden. The governor can’t afford any missteps.
Legislative leaders need to start enforcing earlier deadlines for giant issues like omnibus energy proposal so they can deal with other time-sensitive things at the end.
State lawmakers said they again will consider the issue later this year. Meanwhile, Cook County will postpone its 2025 tax sale because of concerns over homeowners behind on property taxes losing their homes and equity.
Budget talks took up most of the political bandwidth in the waning hours of the legislative session, leaving the big transit question unanswered, among other issues.
The Catholic Church lobbied hard against a bill that would allow the terminally ill to end their lives in Illinois.
Lawmakers depart Springfield without funding $770 million needed to cover holes in regional transit agencies’ budgets. CTA officials said Monday they would soon begin planning cuts for their 2026 budget. The agency did not say when those cuts could be finalized.
It’s unclear if lawmakers will approve the $770 million needed to cover transit agencies’ budget holes in 2026 when federal pandemic aid runs out. But the feared 40% “doomsday” service cuts are not certain — at least not yet.
Three bills surfaced in the Illinois General Assembly that could’ve thrown the team a block in their rush to the former Arlington International Racecourse, but none made headway by the time lawmakers gaveled out early Sunday.
The plan would let those with less than six months to live end their own lives with a physician’s help. Cardinal Blase Cupich opposes it.
Legislation to reform mass transit around Chicago passed the Illinois Senate 32-22 shortly late Saturday, but the measure — and its proposed $1.50 tax on food and package deliveries — never got out of the station to the House floor.
Democratic members of the General Assembly had only seven minutes to spare before a key constitutional deadline to pass a spending plan.
Three state lawmakers stood with Hoover’s family as they seek a state commutation that would release the long-imprisoned Gangster Disciples co-founder.