Mar 27 WATCH: Illinois governor gives coronavirus update By Justin Stabley Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker gives an update on the state’s current novel coronavirus situation as the outbreak spreads. Continue reading
Mar 26 WATCH: Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker gives coronavirus update By Justin Stabley Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker gives an update on the state’s current novel coronavirus situation as the outbreak spreads. Continue reading
Mar 18 Progressive candidate Newman ousts Democratic incumbent in Illinois primary By Sara Burnett, Associated Press Marie Newman won a rematch Tuesday with Illinois Rep. Dan Lipinski, unseating one of the most conservative Democrats in Congress in a victory for abortion-rights advocates who have targeted the eight-term congressman for years. Continue reading
Mar 17 Joe Biden wins Illinois Democratic primary By Associated Press Officials declined to postpone the election despite concerns about low turnout because of the coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading
Mar 17 WATCH: Primary election coverage for Florida, Illinois and Arizona The new coronavirus hampered some balloting in Florida, Illinois and Arizona on Tuesday, and has cast a shadow over the Democratic primary race. Continue reading
Mar 17 WATCH: Illinois governor gives coronavirus update By Joshua Barajas Pritzker is expected to speak at 3:30 p.m. ET today. Watch the governor's remarks here. Continue reading
Feb 09 Unique Illinois privacy law leads to $550M Facebook deal By Kathleen Foody, Associated Press Facebook has agreed to a $550 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit that accuses it of violating the rights of millions of Illinois users by harvesting their biometric data without permission. Continue reading
Dec 31 Illinois governor clears thousands of marijuana convictions By Kathleen Foody, Associated Press Illinois' governor granted more than 11,000 pardons for low-level marijuana convictions on Tuesday, describing the step as a first wave of thousands of such expungements anticipated under the state's new marijuana legalization law. Continue reading
Dec 30 Newly legal pot sales in some Midwestern states may spark tensions with others By Kathleen Foody, David Eggert, Associated Press Retailers legally selling marijuana for the past month in Michigan say they have drawn customers from surrounding Midwestern states where the drug remains illegal and, as Illinois prepares to joins the recreational market on Wednesday, officials are renewing warnings to… Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 6:45 How Illinois schools put thousands of children in seclusion By PBS NewsHour Hundreds of Illinois schools in 2017 and 2018 were secluding children in isolation rooms at alarming rates and often for reasons that violated the law, an investigation by the Chicago Tribune and ProPublica found. At least 20,000 children were put… Continue watching