Peaceful Rockford protest ends with destruction of property, arrests
By Jim Hagerty
Reporter
ROCKFORD - Peaceful, yet boisterous protests became destructive Saturday as more than a…
J.B. Pritzker: Donald Trump is a racist, misogynist, homophobe and xenophobe
By Jim Hagerty
Reporter
CHICAGO - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker minced no words Friday when asked about President…
STATE
Pritzker activates National Guard to help with protest street closures
Staff Report
CHICAGO - In response to a City of Chicago request, Gov. J.B. Pritzker, on Sunday, activated 375 Illinois National Guard soldiers to assist the Chicago Police Department in protecting the City of Chicago and its residents.…
Illinois lawmakers forego vote on governor’s pandemic authority
By Greg Bishop
SPRINGFIELD - While they passed a budget, expanded mail-in-voting and even approved cocktails to go amid a pandemic, Illinois state lawmakers didn’t provide a check on the governor’s authority to reshape the state’s…
DOJ: Illinois coronavirus restrictions ‘appear to reach far beyond’ governor’s authority
By Jim Hagerty
Reporter
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Although he means well, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's stay-at-home orders may exceed this authority to keep parts of the state closed amid the coronavirus pandemic.
That is the opinion of…
Illinois House extends special session, will meet Saturday
By Jim Hagerty
Reporter
SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House of Representatives will take at least another day to finish its spring session, Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, said Friday.
Madigan said representatives need extra time…
SPORTS
NHL approves 24-team playoff format; no guarantee games will resume
By Stephen When and John Wawrow
AP Hockey Writers
NEW YORK - The NHL will abandon the rest of the regular…
Denny Hamlin wins 2nd race at crowd-less Darlington
By The Associated Press
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Denny Hamlin won NASCAR's first Wednesday race since 1984 when…