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Gov. JB Pritzker in the Illinois Capitol during the legislative session Oct. 30, 2025, in Springfield. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Gov. JB Pritzker says he’s still deciding whether ‘right-to-die’ legislation should become Illinois law

November 3, 2025 at 3:50 p.m.

Gov. JB Pritzker said he was still deciding Monday whether to sign legislation that would permit doctors to help terminally ill people end their lives.

CTA Blue Line trains roll along the rails as vehicles move along the Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago on Oct. 31, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Illinois lawmakers pass mass transit funding bill. Here’s what that means for CTA, Metra and Pace riders.

November 1, 2025 at 6:12 p.m.

For months, Illinois transit leaders warned of a doomsday scenario that would hobble the region’s mass transit systems. That scenario seems to be in the rearview mirror.

State Reps. Kam Buckner and Eva-Dina Delgado exit after talking with reporters following a House committee meeting on a transit funding plan during the legislative session at the Illinois Capitol on Oct. 29, 2025, in Springfield. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Illinois Democrats push through massive $1.5 billion plan that overhauls Chicago-area public transit

October 31, 2025 at 6:35 p.m.

The plan includes a state motor fuel sales tax, using interest from the state’s road fund, a sales tax increase in the Chicago metro area and a sharp increase in tolls...

Senate President Don Harmon speaks at an executive committee hearing before introducing legislation in response to aggressive federal immigration enforcement tactics during the legislative session at the Illinois Capitol in Springfield on Oct. 30, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Illinois lawmakers pass bill to tackle constitutional violations in immigration raids, ban courthouse arrests

October 31, 2025 at 3:05 p.m.

State lawmakers approved formally banning federal agents from arresting people near courthouses and allowing individuals to sue if their rights have been violated in civil immigration arrests.

State Rep. Jay Hoffman introduces a resolution on the House floor during the legislative session at the Illinois Capitol, Oct. 30, 2025, in Springfield. Hoffman is the energy bill’s main House sponsor. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Gov. JB Pritzker set to approve energy bill boosting battery storage for renewables despite debate over costs

October 31, 2025 at 12:08 a.m.

Democrats said moves would eventually lower electric bills in Illinois, while Republicans noted a surcharge on consumer bills would partly back battery installations.

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...

A group of people wear transportation-themed T-shirts and cardboard cutouts while waiting to deliver petitions to legislators during the legislative session at the Illinois Capitol, Oct. 28, 2025, in Springfield. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Illinois House Democrats introduce new transit funding plan, eye billionaire and entertainment taxes

October 29, 2025 at 10:33 a.m.

With time running short in the Illinois General Assembly’s fall veto session, Democratic lawmakers proposed new taxes on many large entertainment events and billionaires to raise the $1.5 billion advocates...

Gov. JB Pritzker talks at the Economic Club of Chicago at the Sheraton Grand downtown on Oct. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Gov. JB Pritzker establishing an ‘accountability commission’ on Trump administration’s immigration raids

October 23, 2025 at 5:35 p.m.

Gov. JB Pritzker is seeking to stockpile videos, testimonials and allegations of misconduct tied to Trump administration immigration raids to track and scrutinize actions with the goal of holding federal...

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.

Mount Prospect resident Lisa Porter screams at federal agents and tells them to leave as they sit in their SUV along East Busse Avenue on Oct. 19, 2025. Porter, several neighbors and local patrollers were upset to see so many federal agents in their community searching on public and private property for a man agents say is a dangerous criminal. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Upset neighbors interrupt federal immigration manhunt in Mount Prospect

October 21, 2025 at 8:18 a.m.

Neighbors said a man being detained by federal agents ran away, prompting officers to search backyards and stop vehicles.

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