Governor JB Pritzker announced Thursday 500 more Illinois National Guard troops are headed to Washington, D.C.
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Bars that serve food and restaurants in four suburban counties are now allowed to legally re-open to limited indoor service.
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Bars that serve food and restaurants in four suburban counties are now allowed to legally re-open to limited indoor service.
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There may be many adjectives to describe how the vaccination rollout is going in Illinois, and the United States generally, but “smoothly” isn’t one of those words.
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We’re told both Decatur Mayor Julie Moore-Wolfe and Springfield Alderwoman Doris Turner have applied to replace former Senator Andy Manar in the Statehouse.
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She spent 24 years as Logan County Clerk before retiring from the job in 2018. Now, Sally Turner has a new job: State Senator.
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Over the weekend, restaurants and bars in the the city of Chicago and suburban Cook County were legally allowed to restart indoor service.
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The Pritzker administration announced Friday it would allow youth sports, like high school and junior high, to restart local and conference games when a school’s region drops to “Phase 4” mitigations.
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Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-Channahon) has become a darling of the national media in recent months for his biting criticisms of former President Donald Trump.
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Since former Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) resigned his seat at the end of December, many aspiring politicos have weighed seeking the appointment for the final two years of Brady’s term.
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There wasn’t much of a debate who should get the COVID-19 vaccines first: healthcare workers. Who should get the vaccine after them is where any consensus begins to fall apart.
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Numerous members of the Illinois congressional delegation attended President Joe Biden’s inauguration Wednesday.
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State Senator Heather Steans (D-Chicago), a respected lawmaker who ushered through gay marriage and marijuana legalization, announced Tuesday she’ll be resigning from the Senate at the end of January.
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State Representative Sue Scherer (D-Decatur) says she will not seek an appointment to the State Senate.
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It appears many suburban Cook County communities are not helping the Cook County Department of Public Health enforce Governor JB Pritzker’s executive order banning indoor bar and restaurant service.
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He has spent 50 years in the legislature, but could now-former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s days in the General Assembly be winding down?
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Five of the 11 regions in the state’s COVID-19 “Restore Illinois” plan are allowed to begin legally reopening bars and restaurants to indoor serve, though still at limited capacity.
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The streets surrounding the Illinois State Capitol looked more like a warzone checkpoint than the welcoming public building in downtown Springfield that often awaits lawmakers, staff, and visitors.
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Governor JB Pritzker announced a lower threshold for indoor bar and restaurant service Friday.
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As Rep. Chris Welch’s (D-Hillside) campaign for House Speaker heated up late Tuesday into early Wednesday, disturbing past allegations of violence against and harassment of women were brought back into the public arena.
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