Some in the Democratic Party say the pick isn’t consistent with the president’s promise to make racial justice a priority.
More than 8,400 people in Illinois filed for unemployment benefits this week.
CHICAGO - Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot highlighted a historic expansion and reorientation of the city's tree-planting operations, funded by $ ...
KONKOL COLUMN: A big takeaway from the "Being Blago" docu-series is our former governor should listen to his wife and leave politics behind.
KONKOL COLUMN: Lawyers for Chicago and Cook County say U.S. District Judge John Blakey shouldn't reassign jab mandate cases to himself.
A Pew Charitable Trusts study found that few emergency call centers have staff with behavioral health crisis training.
Whether the statewide mask mandate will expire depends on the continued review of hospitalizations around the state.
"We require lots of vaccinations when kids go to school already," the governor said this week.
According to the Little Village Community Council, the group will meet at Union Park at noon Wednesday and march to McDonald's headquarters.
The results of the independent investigation released today confirm the accounts of the many young women who bravely stepped forward to ...
The governor pledges $250 million to fight the "public health crisis" and directs state agencies to work together on a holistic solution.
KONKOL COLUMN: Pastor Anthony Williams warns Pritzker's executive order is as an unsustainable as former New York Gov. Cuomo's failed edict.
A spokesperson for the former D.C. "shadow" senator said Jackson was taken to the hospital while visiting Howard University students.
A measure poised for the governor’s desk would expand sports betting in Illinois.
When it comes to City Hall's Dec. 31 coronavirus vaccine mandate for all employees, "Obey now, grieve later is not possible," a judge ruled.
CHICAGO - Today, bids were due on the City of Chicago's request for proposal (RFP) for its first integrated casino-resort. Five proposal ...
It is now up to a judge to decide the winner.
Aldermen voted down an ordinance that would have stripped Mayor Lori Lightfoot's control over all policies related to employee discipline.
Democrats released a third Congressional boundary map.
According to the Illinois Manufacturing Association, the auto industry directly supports more than 30,000 jobs in the state.
Attached please find press releases announcing various measures approved by the Chicago City Council today. Below is a list of the relea ...
"Illinois has an additional state telecommunications tax on top of the federal taxes, on top of the 911 fee."
More than 57,000 households have now received assistance through the 2021 Illinois Rental Payment Program.
KONKOL COLUMN: "It's literally Nazi g--damn Germany," police union boss John Catanzara said Tuesday outside police headquarters.
Officials at the Illinois Manufacturers' Association said time is of the essence with lawmakers in Springfield.
The quarter-century-old law required parents to be notified 48 hours in advance when a minor seeks an abortion.
The Illinois Senate passed a measure to repeal the state’s law requiring parents to be notified if their minor daughter seeks an abortion.
The latest version includes a second Latino district and primary match-ups among both Republicans and Democrats.
The 1995 law is one of the last significant restrictions on abortions in the state. It now goes to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's desk.
Healthcare workers say they are dealing with limited funding, stress and burnout.
The Illinois House could consider a measure to allow convicted felons to cast absentee ballots from inside state prisons.
If approved by the federal government, Illinois will receive an initial shipment of nearly 500,000 doses of the vaccine for children.
About 100 people joined the rally Tuesday morning outside Chicago Police Headquarters, not all of them officers.
A southern Illinois woman is suing Kellogg's after she said the company misrepresents how many real strawberries are in its Pop-Tarts.
KONKOL COLUMN: A little-heard-of alderwoman hand-picked by Madigan has emerged at the center of police union fight to limit mayor's power.
Illinois statehouse Democrats revealed a new proposed map for the state’s congressional districts.
The bill would require school districts to create a code of conduct for teachers to protect students from misconduct.
An agreement with AFSCME brings the total number of unionized state workers required to get a COVID-19 shot to nearly 10,000.
The goal is part of a green energy bill passed by Illinois lawmakers in September.
Illinois’ unemployment rate of 6.8% is two points higher than the national average.