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CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker says the state's best days are ahead as he helped celebrate Illinois' 200th birthdayat a gala celebration in Chicago. The Illinois Bicentennial party took place Monday night at Navy Pier.…

TAYLORVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Residents in central Illinois are assessing damage from rare December tornadoes that ripped roofs off homes, downed power lines and injured at least 20 people. The Springfield Journal Register reports the…

SPRINGFIELD - Of the more than 8,000 bills set to expire at the close of the 100th General Assembly, more than half will die in House Speaker Michael Madigan’s Rules Committee. The 100th General Assembly has two more days of lame-duck…

SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Bruce Rauner said Thursday that taxpayers will end up paying for the decisions of lawmakers who voted to override two of his vetoes. In his first news conference since he lost re-election to J.B. Pritzker earlier this…

SPRINGFIELD - It’s now law for police in Illinois to certify in a timely manner complaints of abuse or assault filed by illegal immigrants, who can then use such reports in working toward certain citizenship visas. Gov. Bruce Rauner had…

CHICAGO (AP) — The first major blizzard of the season left thousands of travelers stranded, kept tens of thousands of students home from school and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands to homes and businesses. The 13.1 inches of…

SPRINGFIELD - The Senate was able to get enough votes to pass a bill to ban anyone under 21 from getting tobacco and vaping products, but there might not be enough votes in the House to get the bill passed over the governor’s veto.…

CHICAGO (AP) — There are going to be a lot more vehicles on the road over the long Thanksgiving weekend, and the Illinois State Police wants you to know that more of those vehicles are going to have state troopers in them. In a news…

SPRINGFIELD -  In Illinois, next year’s legislative leaders are the same as this year’s, which is a cause of concern for some. The Senate already chose legislative leaders ceremonially, and they will stay the same as they are now for…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker's victory over incumbent Bruce Rauner was fueled by dissatisfaction with the Republican's handling of a state budget crisis and by greater trust in the Democrat to eradicate government…

CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on the midterm election in Illinois: 11:20 p.m. The chairman of the Illinois Democratic Party says voters "rejected the politics of negativity, personal destruction and blame" in Tuesday's election. House…

CHICAGO (AP) — Democrat J.B. Pritzker, a billionaire who campaigned on making wealthy taxpayers pay more in income taxes as part of a plan to move Illinois past the political bitterness of the past four years, was elected governor Tuesday…

CHICAGO - A political reform advocacy group says it has grave concerns about the amount of big money in Illinois elections. Alisa Kaplan, policy director for Reform For Illinois, said Illinois’ gubernatorial candidates have raised $284.5…

CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Barack Obama has rallied voters in Chicago to support governor candidate J.B. Pritzker and other Democrats. Obama's Sunday event at the University of Illinois at Chicago came as Gov. Bruce Rauner and other…

(ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK) - A lawsuit filed by a former campaign worker against the Democratic Party of Illinois alleging harassment and retaliation is moving forward after a judge denied the party's motion to dismiss the case. In March,…