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By Greg Bishop Illinois News Network CHICAGO -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday he won’t let news of a federal criminal probe into $331,000 in property tax breaks he got on a Gold Coast mansion interfere with his push for a…

By Greg Bishop Illinois News Network SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker could soon be asked to sign bills that would set the minimum salary for teachers at $40,000 a year by the 2023 school year, a decision the governor said he'd make by…

By Cole Lauterbach Illinois News Network An Illinois-based public health organization is seeking public funds to battle against anti-vaccination rhetoric that it says has fueled a measles outbreak. The Illinois Public Health…

By Cole Lauterbach Illinois News Network SPRINGFIELD -- Should Illinois’ state workers be required to actually live in Illinois? Illinois lawmakers in the state Senate gave that question a resounding “yes” last week. The…

By Cole Lauterbach Illinois News Network SPRINGFIELD -- For all of the outcry and political promises to help property taxes, Illinoisans still pay the second highest rates in the nation. A report from ATTOM Data Solutions says the…

By Brett Rowland Illinois News Network SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker said state law should allow recreational marijuana users to grow their own cannabis at home, within limits. Pritzker, who has championed the push to legalize…

By Greg Bishop Illinois News Network SPRINGFIELD -- The proposed amendment to change Illinois’ constitution from a flat income tax to one with higher rates for higher earners will get a last-minute hearing Wednesday in Springfield.…

By Dana Vollmer WNIJ News SPRINGFIELD -- Legislation being considered in the Illinois House would raise the age for locking up children accused of a crime. Children as young as 10 can be detained under current law. Some lawmakers…

By The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, on Sunday, signed a bill banning the sale of tobacco products to minors. Pritzker on Sunday signed legislation raising the legal age for purchasing tobacco products…

By Greg Bishop Illinois News Network SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the state's Medicaid program will use state and federal funds to cover sex reassignment surgery, but the governor's office hasn't said how much the…

By Greg Bishop Illinois News Network SPRINGFIELD -- A plan to legalize cannabis for adult use in Illinois is starting to come together in Springfield even as some lawmakers push for a slower, more cautious approach to legalize. State…

By Cole Lauterbach Illinois News Network CHICAGO -- Lori Lightfoot, a 56-year-old former prosecutor and an openly-gay black woman, promised as Chicago's next mayor to bring unity and new hope to a shrinking city mired in debt,…

By Greg Bishop Illinois News Network SPRINGFIELD -- Fewer Illinoisans enrolled in insurance plans offered through the marketplaces established by the Affordable Care Act as costs increased and the lawmakers eliminated the penalty for…

By Cole Lauterbach Illinois News Network SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois lawmakers are working on creating a harsher penalty for people who cause a serious injury to another person while texting and driving. Under the proposal, a driver who…

By Tammy Webber Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The surprise decision by prosecutors to drop charges against Jussie Smollett angered Chicago's police superintendent and mayor, who said the alleged hoax was costly to investigate and…