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Gov. J.B. Pritzker tried to strike an optimistic tone during Wednesday’s election-year State of the State address. Lawmaker response broke sharply along partisan lines.
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One of the candidates on a statewide slate of business-minded Republicans engaged with the media for a rare interview Wednesday, endorsing a familiar plan to combine two executive offices.
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Vehicles are identified by Vehicle Identification Number, or VIN, or by their license plates. An Illinois lawmaker is asking why guns can’t be identified the same way.
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The Bradley University and Illinois State athletic programs will have a new in-state Missouri Valley Conference rival in Illinois-Chicago.
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A doctor from Morton says he’s running for an open Illinois House seat that includes much of the district now represented by retiring state Rep. Keith Sommer.
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Tazewell County State's Attorney Stewart Umholtz is running to become the county's next resident circuit court judge.
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A former state representative and a former television meteorologist are running for the new Illinois 17th Congressional District.
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Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order Monday classifying ongoing gun violence in Illinois as a public health crisis and announced his intent to include greater funding for violence-prevention initiatives in upcoming budgets.
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U.S. Rep Darin LaHood, R-Dunlap, says he’s eager to serve new constituents in Illinois’ redrawn 16th Congressional District, but labeled the process that defined the new boundaries as “not good for democracy.”
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U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a noted critic of former President Donald Trump, is calling it quits rather than vying against U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood in a Republican primary next year.