Dan Petrella

Mayor Lori Lightfoot arrives at a news conference at City Hall on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency in response to the thousands of migrants who have arrived in the city.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot declares state of emergency over migrants arriving in Chicago: ‘We’ve reached a breaking point’

May 10, 2023 at 1:04 p.m.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot declared a state of emergency Tuesday in response to the thousands of migrants who have settled in the city, often under harsh living conditions, after crossing...

Robert Bevis, owner of Law Weapons & Supply, speaks in opposition to Naperville's proposed ban on the sale of assault weapons during a City Council meeting on July 19, 2022.

State, Naperville ask US Supreme Court to reject injunction against high-powered gun bans

May 8, 2023 at 4:49 p.m.

Gun bans in Illinois and Naperville should remain in effect while legal challenges work their way through the courts, attorneys for the state and western suburb argue in briefs filed...

Dr. Shilpa Mehta, left, and Dr. Joanna Jaros, right, examine Ananias Ocampo, 78, during an appointment with dermatologists at Cook County Health on March 14, 2022. Ocampo has health insurance thanks to the extension to the Medicaid-like program that benefits immigrants 65 and older regardless of their immigration status.

Ballooning cost of insuring undocumented immigrants complicating state budget negotiations

May 7, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

The $49.6 billion budget Gov. J.B. Pritzker introduced in February estimated the cost of a program that provides state-funded health insurance to adult immigrants who are in the country without...

Illinois Transportation Secretary Omer Osman on Nov. 1, 2021, as Metra breaks ground for the new Peterson Ridge station in Edgewater.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s IDOT secretary violated rules by letting high-ranking officials delegate duties to keep job options open, IG finds

May 2, 2023 at 5:11 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker's transportation secretary violated a long-standing policy by allowing high-ranking officials in his department to delegate certain job duties so they would avoid triggering a revolving-door prohibition that...

A display case at Accuracy Firearms in Effingham holds rifles that could not be sold on Jan. 26, 2023. A federal judge has overturned the state firearms legislation that banned the sale of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.

Illinois ban on high-powered firearms blocked by federal judge downstate; Gov. Pritzker’s office ‘confident’ law will be upheld

April 28, 2023 at 7:26 p.m.

A federal judge in southern Illinois on Friday issued an injunction blocking enforcement of the state's new ban on many higher-powered firearms and large-capacity ammunition magazines, just days after a...

Bears fans line up to enter Soldier Field prior to a game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sept. 19, 2021.

Latest Bears stadium legislation would add $3 to ticket prices at Arlington Heights site to help pay off Soldier Field debt

April 26, 2024 at 10:20 a.m.

Tickets to games and other events at the Chicago Bears' proposed Arlington Heights development would come with a $3-per-person tax under legislation filed in the Illinois House on Thursday that...

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Mayor Lori Lightfoot declares state of emergency over migrants arriving in Chicago: ‘We’ve reached a breaking point’

State, Naperville ask US Supreme Court to reject injunction against high-powered gun bans

Ballooning cost of insuring undocumented immigrants complicating state budget negotiations

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s IDOT secretary violated rules by letting high-ranking officials delegate duties to keep job options open, IG finds

Illinois ban on high-powered firearms blocked by federal judge downstate; Gov. Pritzker’s office ‘confident’ law will be upheld

Latest Bears stadium legislation would add $3 to ticket prices at Arlington Heights site to help pay off Soldier Field debt

City told to reinstate employees fired over COVID-19 vaccination requirement

Big spending didn’t always lead to wins in school and library board races fueled by partisan rancor

School board elections see general pushback against conservatives, though not everywhere

Gov. J.B. Pritzker casts doubt on part of Brandon Johnson’s tax plan after first meeting with mayor-elect