The Latest Breaking News from Illinois

The general election on Nov. 8 is projected to have at least 82 contested statehouse races, the most in 24 years. The goal should be for voters to see a contested ballot for every statehouse contest.

That’s as surrounding states restrict abortion rights “So we have waves of people then trying to find out: Where can I go?” says Melissa Grant of Carafem, whose Skokie clinic has seen in-person visits rise by 130% over 2021.

State Sen. Jacqueline Collins, D-Chicago, wants Illinois to regulate car insurance rates and require other consumer protections. The state insurance department wants more information for the public.

CHICAGO — In addition to spending more than $62 million en route to an easy win in the June primary, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker also gave $24 million to the Democratic Governors Association, which then spent millions on TV ads encouraging Republicans to vote for his favored GOP challenger, state…

State. Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez, D-Cicero, told the Sun-Times Friday she is seeking to oust U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., as the chairwoman of the Democratic Party of Illinois.

The long-awaited new licenses are the first new ones to be issued by Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration since marijuana was legalized in 2019 and sales started in 2020.

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones signed a bill Thursday morning putting $1 million toward helping women get abortions in Illinois, kicking off another legal battle with the state.

In Chicago, where 86% of the state’s cases are being reported, a second dose of the two-part vaccine is being delayed for some as the city awaits more doses.

The chemicals also have been found in more than 100 drinking water systems in Illinois, including those in Lake Forest, Waukegan, North Chicago, South Elgin and Crest Hill.

On Memorial Day weekend in 1998, 14-year-old Nicole Van Hyfte was attending church in Danville, Illinois. It was where she and the other members of her youth group gathered every Sunday.

Given the rising costs of gas, food and utility bills, state legislators are looking for ways to help their constituents. One way to do that would be to give the Department of Insurance tools to protect car insurance customers.