Pritzker promises to uphold state's immigration laws amid possible ICE raids
As President Donald Trump takes office this week, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is pledging to uphold state laws relating to ...
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IL Supreme Court reviewing law limiting venues for constitutional lawsuits
The Illinois Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday over whether or not constitutional lawsuits should only be filed in Sangamon and Cook Counties.
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Illinois House speaker to Chicago mayor: Get ready to hear ‘no’ a lot in Springfield
As state lawmakers prepare to contend with a $3 billion budget gap, House Speaker Chris Welch warned that Chicago's mayor ...
Pritzker hammers Johnson over poor ‘relationships in Springfield' amid hemp fight
A day after lawmakers dropped a plan to regulate hemp sales, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker lambasted Chicago Mayor Brandon ...
‘All our future money is gone’: The impossible task of providing child care in rural Illinois
About 70% of rural Illinoisans live in a child care desert, forcing tough choices on parents: Some drive 100 miles a day or more to find care, others leave the workforce.
Illinois Supreme Court to decide on law limiting where people can sue state
It’s now up to the Illinois Supreme Court to decide if a recently enacted state law limiting where people can file ...
Five Big Obstacles to Opening Child Care Facilities in Rural Illinois
Molly Parker, Capitol News Illinois This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with ...
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 ...
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Pritzker EPA vows to step in as Trump calls for cuts to environmental protection
"Those of us of a certain age recall the EPA was the agency vilified in ‘Ghostbusters,'" said James Jennings, the new ...
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Pritzker EPA vows to step in as Trump calls for massive cuts to environmental protection
Pritzker’s three predecessors — Rauner and ... s job is far more complicated than it was 30 years ago when Mary Gade led the agency under then-Republican Gov. Jim Edgar. One of Gade’s ...