Illinois Insights

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza announces she’s not running for reelection, keeps door open for Chicago mayoral run  “Illinois Comptroller Susana...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE Gov. JB Pritzker issues executive order for state agencies to assess ‘disastrous’ Trump tariffs  “Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE 360,000 Illinois Residents To Lose Food Assistance Due To Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ Pritzker Says  “Gov. JB Pritzker warned the...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE State ends fiscal year with record revenue  “Despite uncertainty over the economy and federal funding during the second half of...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE Gov. JB Pritzker taps Christian Mitchell as lieutenant governor pick in campaign for third term  “Christian Mitchell, a former South...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE ‘I have work to do,’ Pritzker says in launching third-term reelection bid “Pritzker said his third term would focus on...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE Gov. JB Pritzker to announce he’s running for a third term in 2026  “Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker will announce Thursday...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE Here’s why Illinois Republican lawmakers sued Democrat leaders “Republican lawmakers in Illinois filed a lawsuit in Sangamon County on June...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE Illinois House transit leader says special session still possible  “A key legislative leader says he’s open to the idea of...