Chicago Cubs to host 2027 MLB All-Star Game at Wrigley Field, pending a lockout
The state is chipping in millions on security upgrades ahead of the big game.
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Comptroller Mendoza won’t run for reelection, opening up statewide office
Mendoza will have overseen state finances for 10 years, and is considering a run for Chicago mayor.
Inside Illinois’ efforts to court the emerging quantum technology industry
Illinois bet big on quantum technology in last year’s state budget. Now, companies from around the world are looking at ...
Pritzker to tell Congress ‘both parties are to blame’ for broken immigration system
Gov. JB Pritzker was summoned to testify to the U.S. House Oversight Committee on Thursday about “sanctuary state” laws.
Lawmakers offer 2 incomplete pitches for public transit and funding reform
Proposals in the Illinois House and Senate would fundamentally alter public transit in Chicagoland.
With 1 month left in session, lawmakers near deal on public transit reform
Lawmakers are still debating transit funding reform with a month remaining in the legislative session.
As Chicago strengthens immigrant protections, downstate officials split on sanctuary laws
Local municipalities approach immigration differently across Illinois.
New bills would ban school fines, provide working moms paid time to breastfeed
Illinois lawmakers introduce bills to help breastfeeding mothers, eliminate fines as punishment for student behavior.
Potential immigration raids spark fear, protests on Inauguration Day
Immigrant communities braced this week for threatened mass deportations as state officials announced a lawsuit against the new Trump administration.
Hemp regulation bill stalls amid Democratic infighting
A bill to further regulate intoxicating hemp in Illinois failed to pass amid Democratic infighting.
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