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By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he's "very strongly" considering commuting the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who is serving a 14-year prison term on multiple federal corruption…

By Cole Lauterbach The Center Square SPRINGFIELD - Illinois’ state parks are getting what the state’s chief steward of public lands said is some much-needed attention as part of the new capital construction plan. That total statewide…

By Cole Lauterbach The Center Square SPRINGFIELD - They may agree on next to nothing, but Gov. J.B. Pritzker and President Donald Trump are both working to improve the availability of apprenticeship programs to help fill the need for…

By Greg Bishop The Center Square CHICAGO - Illinois’ governor and a Hollywood producer don’t want a corruption scandal involving a union boss and a film production house to dim the lights of making pictures in the Windy City. Gov.…

By Benjamin Yount The Center Square CHICAGO - Illinois is sending its largest contingent of National Guard troops in about a decade to Afghanistan. Nearly 400 troops with the 178th Infantry Regiment left over the weekend. They will…

By Jenna Dooley WNIJ News DeKALB - Lynn Fazekas is speaking out after Mayor Jerry Smith asked her to step aside from her role as clerk of the City of DeKalb. According to an email sent to media outlets including WNIJ, Fazekas said…

By The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed two laws aimed at protecting young immigrants in Illinois, including those whose parents are deported. One law extends the time a child can have a short-term…

By The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The University of Illinois at Chicago has opened a new $43 million engineering facility. The university held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday at the 57,500-square-foot (5,342-square-meter)…

Staff Report DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. - The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA), on Monday, announced Illinois Tollway has been awarded the 2019 Toll Excellence Award for Toll Operations, Engineering and Maintenance…

By Logan Jaffe Happy First Friday of July, Illinois. We’ve got some updates and some stories we think you should read this week about debt, bankruptcy and profiting off the poor: 1. Our ongoing reporting on how Chicago’s vehicle…

By The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An expert from Florida has been summoned to Chicago to help authorities catch an elusive alligator in a public lagoon. Sections of Humboldt Park are closed Monday while the search continues for…

By Melissa Sanchez, Jodi S. Cohen and Duaa Eldeib ProPublica Illinois The Trump administration is sending immigrant children who are alone, afraid and sick with fever, chicken pox and even tuberculosis to shelters in Chicago, where…

By Greg Bishop The Center Square CHICAGO - While Illinois drivers pay more for gas after lawmakers doubled the state's gas tax and increased vehicle fees to pay for a $45 billion, federal lawmakers have yet to reach a consensus on how…

By The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker is seeking a federal agriculture disaster declaration for all of Illinois following the state's soggy planting season. Pritzker says in his request to the U.S.…

By Cole Lauterbach The Center Square CHICAGO - Consumer advocates are warning Illinoisans to be on the lookout for unscrupulous contractors looking to take advantage of residents after the severe weather. Steve Bernas, President and…