Illinois state parks draw highest number of visitors in more than a decade
Illinois state parks had more than 41 million visitors in 2024
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After public pressure, Illinois commits $8M to repair deteriorating site where Lincoln launched political career
The state of Illinois is committing $8 million to repair caved-in roofs and other damaged structures at Lincoln’s New Salem ...
UPDATED: Bailey wins GOP nomination to challenge Pritzker
State Sen. Darren Bailey, who gained statewide notoriety challenging Gov. JB Pritzker’s pandemic executive order authority in court, will be ...
6 Republicans vie to unseat Pritzker
Republican voters in Illinois will choose from six candidates to challenge incumbent Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker in the upcoming June ...
New poll shows Bailey ahead in GOP primary; Irvin ‘reassessing’ strategy
A new poll from the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago radio station WBEZ shows downstate state Sen. Darren Bailey with a ...
Pritzker willing to call out National Guard to Chicago, if asked
Gov. JB Pritzker indicated Monday he would be willing to deploy the National Guard to help deal with a violent ...
ANALYSIS: More attacks as GOP governor field takes single stage for 1st time
Things got a bit chippy Thursday night when the six Republican candidates took the stage together for the first time ...
Republican governor candidates on the issues
Abortion, January 6, Donald Trump, Critical Race Theory and whether Joe Biden is rightfully the president of the United States ...
GOP debate: Candidates address rising crime, Texas school shooting
The six Republican candidates for Illinois governor faced off Tuesday night in Chicago, albeit on two separate debate stages, hours ...
ANALYSIS: Where does the GOP governor field stand on abortion?
Perhaps the biggest news affecting state government this week came not from Springfield but from Washington, D.C.
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