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Gov. JB Pritzker answers reporters' questions about the House transit funding plan during a visit to the Curtin Family Farm, Oct. 29, 2025, in Taylorville. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Gov. JB Pritzker skeptical about House Democrats’ tax and fee plans to address public transit

October 29, 2025 at 7:29 p.m.

After Gov. JB Pritzker was not enthusiastic about tax and fee proposals to overhaul the Chicago region’s mass transit systems, at least one fellow Democrat said he would like to...

Katherine "Kat" Abughazaleh, far left, and other protesters surround a federal SUV and try to prevent it from driving into the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Sept. 26, 2025. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Six Broadview protesters indicted, including congressional candidate Katherine ‘Kat’ Abughazaleh

October 29, 2025 at 6:08 p.m.

A federal grand jury has indicted six protesters including two political candidates for allegedly blocking an ICE agent's vehicle while he was driving into Broadview last month, according to a...

A sign heralds Kennedy Expressway rehabilitation completion near Pulaski Road in Chicago on Oct. 24, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Kennedy Expressway rehab project finishes a bit over budget at $169M but ahead of schedule after early delays

October 24, 2025 at 7:13 p.m.

The three-year, $169 million rehabilitation of the Kennedy Expressway was completed Friday a month ahead of a Thanksgiving deadline.

Mayor Brandon Johnson talks with community members on Oct. 24, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Gov. JB Pritzker throws cold water on remote learning for CPS students in response to ICE raids

October 24, 2025 at 6:02 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson urged Gov. JB Pritzker Friday to weigh allowing Chicago public school students to learn from home because of ICE arrests.

House Minority Leader Rep. Tony McCombie gives a GOP response after Gov. JB Pritzker delivered his budget address in Springfield, Feb. 19, 2025. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Gov. JB Pritzker and GOP House leader bickered in texts after conservative influencer filmed Pritzker’s home

October 23, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Gov. JB Pritzker sought support from Illinois Republicans after a conservative online provocateur filmed his home. Instead, he got into an argument over text.

Larry Hoover, who has been in prison since 1973, faces the parole board with his wife, Winndye Jenkins, at the Dixon Correctional Center on Feb. 7, 1995. (John Dziekan/baiduhai)

Prison board receives clemency petition for Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover

October 23, 2025 at 3:43 p.m.

The petition comes after President Donald Trump in May commuted the federal life sentence of Chicago-born Hoover.

Members of the Illinois State Police and Cook County sheriff’s office tussle with protesters in the designated protest zone a block from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility in Broadview on Oct. 10, 2025. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Amid criticism of police tactics, Broadview protesters begin appearing in court

October 22, 2025 at 6:18 a.m.

Illinois State Police, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office and the Broadview Police Department have arrested around 70 people at Broadview protests.

Chicago Ald. Jason Ervin, 28th, chair of the Budget and Government Operations Committee, leads a meeting of the committee on Oct. 21, 2025, at City Hall. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Wary aldermen begin Chicago budget talks as Gov. JB Pritzker says he opposes head tax

October 21, 2025 at 5:29 p.m.

Gov. JB Pritzker came out in opposition Tuesday to the reinstated $21-per-employee “head tax” on larger businesses that Mayor Johnson proposed to balance the 2026 budget.

Dusk falls on the U.S. Capitol on March 5, 2025, in Washington. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Congressional candidates loan themselves large sums trying to stand out in competitive Illinois races

January 28, 2026 at 6:09 a.m.

See how candidates for Congress are doing in raising campaign cash in the four most-competitive districts in Illinois.

House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, center, with community leaders and members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus and calls for federal officials to bring down the fence along Beach Street near the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility on Oct. 13, 2025, in Broadview. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Illinois lawmakers look at limiting federal immigration agents as Broadview shrinks designated protest area

October 13, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.

As Illinois legislature reconvenes Tuesday for its six-day fall session, lawmakers will explore restricting ICE agents from taking people into custody at facilities such as hospitals and courthouses.

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