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People attending the Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Association County Chairs' Brunch cheer for U.S. House Democratic Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries during his speech on Aug. 13, 2025, at the Bank of Springfield Center in Springfield. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)

At Illinois State Fair, Democrats celebrate state as a leader of the Trump resistance

August 13, 2025 at 6:19 p.m.

Gov. JB Pritzker, who also is a potential 2028 White House contender, said Democrats nationally who are still lamenting last year’s presidential outcome should move forward.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a news conference in Lombard, Aug. 8, 2025, about the arrests of immigrants who were in the U.S. without legal status and had a criminal background, which she called the "worst of the worst." (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blasts Pritzker, Johnson during Chicago-area visit

August 8, 2025 at 4:38 p.m.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem used a visit to the Chicago area on Friday to criticize Illinois politicians, blasting Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson at a press...

Gov. JB Pritzker appears on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" on Aug. 5, 2025. (Scott Kowalchyk/CBS)

Gov. JB Pritzker says he’s working with state and local authorities to protect Texas lawmakers, especially after suburban hotel bomb threat

August 7, 2025 at 9:33 a.m.

Gov. JB Pritzker also said it is "never too late" for Illinois to consider redrawing its congressional district boundaries ahead of the 2026 election in the wake of efforts by...

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At Illinois State Fair, Democrats celebrate state as a leader of the Trump resistance

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blasts Pritzker, Johnson during Chicago-area visit

Gov. JB Pritzker says he’s working with state and local authorities to protect Texas lawmakers, especially after suburban hotel bomb threat

‘They decided to cheat.’ National Democrats, Gov. JB Pritzker vow to do whatever it takes to win redistricting battle.

Texas House Democrats urge blue states to redraw congressional lines to counter Republicans

Former President Joe Biden tells lawyers in Chicago: ‘We need new heroes’

Cousins who were longest-serving wrongfully convicted people in Illinois get innocence certificates

Major gun control PAC endorses US Rep. Robin Kelly’s Senate bid

‘Tired of forcing children to duck and cover,’ Gov. JB Pritzker signs two more gun control measures

Amid national measles spike, Illinois health officials say small outbreak quickly quashed