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Then-gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey, left, appears with then-attorney general candidate Thomas DeVore at the Drake Hotel Oak Brook on Nov. 7, 2022.

Downstate judge dismisses former AG candidate’s challenges to gun ban

August 16, 2023 at 6:04 p.m.

A downstate judge on Tuesday dismissed a trio of lawsuits brought by a former Republican attorney general candidate challenging Illinois' sweeping gun ban, citing last week's state Supreme Court ruling...

Illinois state Rep. Dan Caulkins, R-Decatur, is recognized at Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair on Aug. 15, 2019, in Springfield.

Here’s where challenges to Illinois’ gun ban cases stand in state and federal court

August 11, 2023 at 5:35 p.m.

Illinois' sweeping new ban remains in effect despite a barrage of legal challenges. The state Supreme Court on Friday upheld the law, rejecting a lawsuit filed by plaintiffs led by...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs comprehensive legislation to ban military style firearms on Jan. 10, 2023, at the state Capitol in Springfield. Gun control advocate Delphine Cherry, second right, who lost two of her children, Tyesa and Tyler, to gun violence becomes emotional during the signing.

Illinois Supreme Court upholds state’s sweeping gun ban

August 11, 2023 at 6:48 p.m.

The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday upheld the state's sweeping gun ban, fending off the first major challenge to the landmark law which now awaits its fate before a federal...

Exelon's nuclear plant in Byron on Sept. 7, 2021.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker vetoes bill that would have lifted state moratorium on new nuclear plants

August 11, 2023 at 5:18 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday vetoed a bipartisan proposal that would have lifted a decades-old ban on construction of nuclear power plants in Illinois. With the relatively rare use of...

State Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford, right, and state Rep. Carol Ammons, left, react as Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs into law the Education and Workforce Equity Act at Proviso East High School on March 8, 2021, in Maywood.

Illinois will seek to address student trauma under measure signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker

August 3, 2023 at 6:11 p.m.

Illinois will attempt to quantify the level of adversity faced by children in communities across the state under a measure Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law Thursday that aims to...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker hugs Megan Jeyifo, executive director of the Chicago Abortion Fund, after he announced expanded reproductive health care protections, July 31, 2023, at University of Illinois at Chicago's Student Center West.

Illinois launches service to connect complex abortion cases with needed medical care

July 31, 2023 at 5:42 p.m.

A few weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a 19-year-old woman traveled from Memphis to Chicago seeking an abortion. But medical providers at a local clinic...

Rush-hour traffic moves along the Stevenson Expressway at Chicago's Western Avenue on July 19, 2023.

I-55 toll lane expansion no sure thing despite taking a step forward in Springfield

July 24, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Politically powerful labor unions flexed their muscle in Springfield this spring to push through a measure that could clear the way for privately managed toll lanes on congested Interstate 55,...

The Illinois Supreme Court in Springfield on April 18, 2023.

Illinois Supreme Court upholds law eliminating cash bail, sets Sept. 18 as start date for new system

July 18, 2023 at 10:18 p.m.

The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the state to become the first in the nation to eliminate cash bail for criminal defendants awaiting trial, rejecting arguments...

Keith Gullquist, of Braidwood, works on a LionC electric school bus at the Lion Electric plant in Joliet.

With large contingent of politicians and business leaders in tow, Gov. J.B. Pritzker heads to the UK to sell his vision of Illinois as EV industry hub

July 13, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker embarks Thursday on a trip to the United Kingdom to sell Illinois as a business destination as he continues looking for a marquee win in his push...

The Byron Generating Station in Byron on Sept. 7, 2021.

Illinois may lift historic ban on building nuclear power plants as state continues transition from coal and gas

July 11, 2023 at 8:45 a.m.

Already home to more nuclear power plants than any state in the nation, Illinois is on the verge of lifting a nearly four-decade-old ban on building reactors as the state...

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