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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed a bill Thursday removing a loophole that allowed immediate family members to help fugitives escape the country without legal penalty. Illinois was one of 14 states to have such an exemption.
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Issues like crime have been overshadowed in the race by tweets challenger Mueze Bawany apologized for. He's running against Ald. Debra Silverstein.
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s call for two fellow Democrats to resign Senate seats magnifies the political dilemma.
The Illinois Investment Policy Board was created to quash the BDS movement, and newly obtained emails show that board members see themselves having an even broader mission — “protecting Israeli sovereignty” in the West Bank.
UpdatedTue, May 4, 2021 at 1:19 pm CT Replies(22) A database compiled by the Associated Press found more than 100 state lawmakers across the country who have been accused of sexual harassment or misconduct since the start of the #MeToo movement. (Moab Republic/Shutterstock) SPRINGFIELD, IL — At least four former Illinois lawmakers are among the more than 100 across the country who have been accused of sexual harassment or misconduct during the four years since the #MeToo reckoning that began in 2017, according to data collected by The Associated Press. One is awaiting trial on criminal ch...