Gov. JB Pritzker asks state agencies to reserve 4% of funds while blasting Trump economic policies
State agencies ordered to find 4% in cuts for reserves to mitigate the effects of uncertainty over President Donald Trump's economic policies.
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President Donald Trump’s DOJ argues against gun ban signed by Gov. JB Pritzker after Highland Park shooting
The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments from gun control and gun rights advocates but also a lawyer with the Department of Justice, which asked to weigh in...
Gov. JB Pritzker’s office scrubs photo with intervention worker later charged in fatal Mag Mile crash-and-grab
Gov. JB Pritzker's office said he was "extremely troubled" a community violence intervention worker he posed with was arrested days later in a fatal smash-and-grab burglary.
Elgin man who is a US citizen was briefly detained in latest Chicago-area immigration enforcement blitz
An Elgin man who was born in Texas said he was handcuffed and placed in a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol vehicle, as part of the latest Chicago-area ICE blitz.
Federal immigration agents sweep across Chicago area as advocates try to make sense of ‘patchwork’ enforcement
Actions come one week after President Donald Trump's Department of Homeland Security announced it was embarking on a surge of immigration enforcement actions in the Chicago region.
In announcing bid for governor, Republican Ted Dabrowski leaves more questions than answers
Ted Dabrowski has a sometimes-controversial background and is the former president of the Wirepoints conservative action organization.
Trump’s Department of Justice allowed to argue against Illinois assault weapons ban case this month
Though it isn't a party to the case, the Department of Justice will be able to orally argue against Gov' JB Pritzker's assault weapons ban after the Highland Park 4th...
Justice P. Scott Neville selected as the Illinois Supreme Court’s next chief justice
P. Scott Neville will next month replace Justice Mary Jane Theis as head of the state's top court as she completes her three-year term in the role.
Student enrollment at Illinois’ regional universities is plummeting and solutions are hard to come by
Fewer students attending so-called directional universities is a national trend but the problem is more acute in Illinois. One possible solution is equitable funding, but not everyone is on board.
Illinois prison officials allowed to scan incoming mail amid reports they are tainted by chemicals and drugs
New temporary rules allow state corrections officials to electronically scan and digitize incoming mail to print it for a person incarcerated or send it to them electronically.