Dave McKinney | WBEZ
ReporterDave McKinney is a reporter at WBEZ in Chicago.
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Illinois Democrats put the finishing touch on a hectic lame-duck legislative session Tuesday by handing themselves and Gov. JB Pritzker headline-grabbing victories on gun-control and abortion rights while steamrolling vastly outnumbered Republicans in the process. -
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Democratic legislative leaders reached a deal Monday on a landmark assault weapons ban shaped by the July 4th mass shooting in Highland Park, stifling GOP cries that gun owners’ rights are being trampled.
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About six months after the Highland Park mass shooting, Illinois lawmakers advanced a bill to ban assault weapons.
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You may know White because his name is on your driver’s license or you’ve seen his tumblers at parades. But there’s a lot more to White’s legendary political career as it comes to an end.
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The fate of 1,500-plus artifacts, including some tied to Lincoln’s murder, is unclear as a foundation pulls items out of a state Lincoln museum.
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Earlier this year, the governor signaled interest in running for president in 2024 — but voters polled are not embracing the idea.
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In the races for secretary of state, attorney general, comptroller and treasurer, the poll found voters heavily favoring Democrats.
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Some 37% of downstate voters polled viewed Pritzker favorably — that’s higher than Bailey’s downstate favorability numbers.
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In the fast-paced televised debate ahead of the November election, the governor and state senator traded barbs while ducking questions.
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Examining The Record: Darren Bailey pushed to fix the state's ills, but critics call him ineffectiveThe GOP nominee for governor gained fame as the voice of opposition on cultural issues — gun rights, abortion — at the statehouse. But he passed few bills of his own.
