Prisoners can now job search while still behind bars
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed legislation sponsored by state Sen. Chuck Weaver t…
Senator pleads not guilty to federal embezzlement charges
Illinois state Sen. Thomas Cullerton pleaded not guilty Friday in federal court to embezzlement char…
Illinois trooper shot while serving warrant
WHEELING (AP) – Authorities say an Illinois State Police trooper who was shot and wounded at a home …
GOP officials say rightward swing
SPRINGFIELD – Leading Illinois Republicans acknowledged the stark political reality their party faces in the state at a joint breakfast of t…
State seeks to disbar ex-Gov. Blagojevich from practicing
State seeks to disbar ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich from practicing law more than 8 years after conviction
Party figures rally Dems before ‘20 elections
SPRINGFIELD – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rallied Illinois Democrats on Wednesday, issuing a call for party unity and citing the state p…
CEO wants to hammer home a message: Manufacturing matters in Illinois
MOLINE – With the distinctive sound of a hammer-forge in the background, Mark Denzler, president and…
GOP official says Trump banner, flag, signs taken from party tent at Illinois State Fair
A party official said that a banner, a flag and signs promoting President Donald Trump were stolen o…
Durbin visits fair: ‘Neither political party has monopoly on morals
SPRINGFIELD – Dick Durbin was at the Illinois State Fair Tuesday to talk about agriculture. It was Ag Day, after all.
Kinzinger addresses guns, roads, climate during Morris visit
MORRIS – Congressman Adam Kinzinger visited Nouryon Surface Chemistry in Morris on Aug. 14, touring the facility and later having a sit-down…
USDA cuts forecast for the state’s ’19 crop production
SPRINGFIELD – This year’s Illinois corn crop could be as much as 17 percent smaller than last year’s crop, while soybean production could fa…
