Session slog ends in $56B budget, new taxes on social media companies, crypto, fantasy sports
Local governments will receive the same percentage of income tax revenue as last year despite a proposal from the governor ...
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Details of $55.9B budget begin to take shape with 12 hours left in session
Senate budget sponsor teases sales tax holiday on school supplies and gas tax freeze.
May Day protests across Illinois link labor, immigration rights and anti-war calls
Over 50 rallies across the state drew tens of thousands of protesters to bring attention to local issues.
Mid-May ruling set for special prosecutor demand to investigate alleged ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ abuses
A Cook County judge has set a mid-May ruling after lengthy arguments Friday for and against appointing a special prosecutor ...
Judge dismisses National Guard mobilization suit after Trump’s loss at Supreme Court
After the Trump administration lost at the U.S. Supreme Court, a federal judge has dismissed a case over the deployment ...
Prizker CNI exclusive: ‘We’ve turned this battleship around’
In a wide-ranging interview with Capitol News Illinois, Gov. JB. Pritzker touted progress in his first seven years but said ...
As Illinois House returns to Springfield, Democrats focus on Trump
First week of House session yields several symbolic resolutions condemning Trump administration
Judge hesitant to grant dismissal of lawsuit over immigration agents’ use-of-force tactics in Chicago
A federal judge on Thursday said she’s hesitant to grant the dismissal of a case over immigration agents’ use-of-force tactics ...
New laws: Illinois education measures focus on immigrant rights, AI in the classroom
The measures are among 300 new laws taking effect Jan. 1.
Trump administration sues Illinois over state law limiting federal immigration actions
When lawmakers passed the measure in October, many expected such a lawsuit.
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