The Latest Breaking News from JB Pritzker

The declaration will allow residents to apply for low-interest loans to rebuild their lives and property.

State laws created the police, fire, laborers and municipal employees pension funds, and state lawmakers have a responsibility to consolidate, reform and fund local pension plans, says Civic Federation President Laurence Msall.

The pandemic created political superheroes and villains. In Illinois, Pritzker was both — lauded for stepping up to former President Donald Trump and fighting for COVID-19 resources, and lambasted by those who viewed him as an authoritarian who shut down much of the state.

Few of his initiatives wind up in state law books, but they have all helped Bailey quickly make a name for himself as a firebrand devoted to conservative ideology. That includes pride in how few of his bills pass. “We do not need more government — more government like J.B.…

Sanctuary cities like Chicago need resources to manage what is looking to become a regular influx of bused-in migrants.

Atop ballots throughout Illinois this fall, voters will be asked whether Illinois should enshrine into the state constitution the right of workers to unionize and collectively bargain, a proposal backed by organized labor to preempt future right-to-work laws but opposed by anti-union groups that contend it will raise taxes and…

Activist Dan Proft’s papers have been accused of deliberately spreading disinformation and amplifying racism and homophobia.

“Stop using our pain and suffering for votes,” Vickie Ponciano, the aunt of one victim, said Thursday.

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