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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,…

CHICAGO - A group of African-American and Latino campaign staffers have filed federal discrimination charges against billionaire J.B. Pritzker, Democratic hopeful for Illinois governor. The suit alleges Pritzker’s campaign routinely…

CHICAGO (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions will deliver a speech in Chicago on the heels of a Trump administration decision to oppose a proposed plan to overhaul Chicago police under close court supervision. A Department of Justice…

DEKALB - Northern Illinois University will be the fourth research hub for the Illinois Innovation Network. This hub will be part of a research network that spans three University of Illinois campuses, each focused on different subjects.…

A member of the Illinois Legislative Audit Commission is looking to get the state’s Auditor General to review the operations of the private foundation that supports the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield.…

People who drove for Uber in 2016 may be getting $100 from Illinois' attorney general. Illinois' share of the nearly $150 million settlement with Uber is translating into $100 checks for drivers. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan…

Community colleges are a major source of transfer students in northern Illinois. Students earn an associate's degree and continue their education at NIU for their bachelor's. The latest enrollment count shows an eight percent drop in new…

(ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK) - Gov. Bruce Rauner shouldn't be worried only about Democratic rival J.B. Pritzker in the four-way race for the governor's mansion. A political expert says that Thursday's NBC 5 forum has convinced him that…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois appellate court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed to stop a law that'll expand Medicaid and state-employee group health insurance to cover abortions. A three-judge panel of the Fourth…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Judges Association is introducing a schools program to help young people learn how to interact with police. The program is called "Your Future, Your Choice." It includes video clips from law…

OTTAWA, Ill. (AP) — A senior citizen living in LaSalle County is the first person to die in Illinois this year of West Nile virus. The person, who wasn't identified Wednesday by the Illinois Department of Public Health, became sick…