Politics Apr 09 WATCH: Democratic presidential prospects flock to Al Sharpton's conference in New York By Matt Brown, Steve Peoples, Associated Press
Politics Mar 17 Live Results: Illinois midterm primary elections Illinois voters are deciding primaries Tuesday for six open U.S. House and Senate seats that will spur a new generation of leadership in the state’s heavily Democratic congressional delegation.
Politics Mar 16 What to expect in the Illinois state primary Topping the ballot is the race to succeed Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin. By Robert Yoon, Associated Press
Politics Oct 08 WATCH: 'Come and get me,' Pritzker responds to Trump's call to put Illinois governor in jail "What kind of a country are we living in where the president of the United States is targeting his political opponents?" Pritzker told the press on the sidelines of a union protest in Chicago. By Associated Press
Nation Oct 08 National Guard troops are now outside Chicago and could be in Memphis soon Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has accused President Donald Trump of using troops as “political props” and “pawns,” and said he didn’t get a heads-up from Washington about their deployment. By Erin Hooley, Christine Fernando, Associated Press
Oct 08 Trump calls for jailing Illinois governor and Chicago mayor By Associated Press It wasn’t immediately clear what President Donald Trump was specifically objecting to with his post, but it was the latest example of his brazen calls for his opponents to be prosecuted or locked up, a break from longtime norms. Continue reading
Oct 07 Illinois braces for possible National Guard arrival while lawsuit challenging deployment simmers By Christine Fernando, Associated Press Gov. JB Pritzker says some Guard troops from Illinois were to be federalized and deployed to Chicago with others from Texas. Continue reading
Oct 04 Gov. Pritzker says Trump plans to deploy National Guard in Illinois By Thomas Peipert, Associated Press The Trump administration plans to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker said Saturday. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch 6:35 Chicago braces for federal crackdown as Trump stokes tensions on social media By John Yang, Andrew Corkery Tensions are rising in Chicago as Trump signals that he’ll soon send troops and ICE agents to the city as part of his crackdown on crime and illegal immigration. This weekend, he posted on Truth Social, “Chicago about to find… Continue watching
Aug 28 Guard not needed in Chicago, Pritzker tells AP during tour of city to counter Trump's crime claims By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Trump and Pritzker have traded insults for days over a supposed plan that would deploy the National Guard to Chicago and Baltimore, as the administration has done in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Pritzker and city leaders vow to sue,… Continue reading