President Donald Trump reignited his criticism of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker Tuesday during the annual Thanksgiving Turkey Pardoning event outside the White House.
The long-anticipated Monarch Youth Center in Lincoln, Illinois, is now housing juveniles following a brief delay for staff training and safety preparations.
Illinois Senate President Don Harmon will not face penalties for an alleged $10 million campaign finance violation after the State Board of Elections deadlocked on whether to proceed.
The Chicago Tribune editorial board is calling on Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker to veto a controversial assisted suicide measure passed by state lawmakers on Halloween.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling on Democrat-led states like Illinois to redraw their congressional maps ahead of the 2026 election cycle—a move critics say could undermine public trust and harm minority representation.
The ongoing federal shutdown is poised to cut off Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to nearly 2 million Illinois residents starting November 1.
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) floated the possibility that Democrats may seek criminal charges against federal immigration officials for enforcing U.S. immigration laws within his state. In a television interview this week, Pritzker claimed that, although prosecutions may not happen immediately, they could be pursued after the Trump administration—while the statute of limitations still allows.
