SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday said there were “real failures” in the nation’s immigration system that led to the fatal shooting of Loyola University student Sheridan Gorman last week, and added that while fixes need to be made to the system, t... See more
SPRINGFIELD, ILL. — A text from Gov. JB Pritzker to Comptroller Susana Mendoza is exposing a split between the two Illinois Democrats over whether the state should participate in a federal tax incentive program championed by Republicans and signed into la... See more
Jeremy Gorner Chicago Tribune CHICAGO — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, a fixture of American left-wing politics, announced Monday that he is endorsing Democratic Illinois state Sen. Karina Villa to be the state’s next comptroller. kAm%96 DFAA@CE 7C@> E96 '6... See more
EAST ALTON, Ill. — She arrived at X House resigned to delivering her baby while incarcerated. Amy Hicks was 7 ½ months pregnant and convicted of an illegal drug offense that would keep her behind bars for months to come. Still, as Hicks waited inside that... See more
Jeremy Gorner Chicago Tribune SPRINGFIELD — One year ago, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker used his annual State of the State and budget address as a national platform to warn Illinoisans about President Donald Trump’s threats to democracy, likening Trump’s le... See more
