Illinois News

SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker has activated 250 members of the Illinois National Guard for in response to the warnings issued by the FBI that protesters may planning attacks on capital cities on days leading up to the inauguration of…

SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is suspending his campaign for speaker, but hasn't withdrawn. In a statement released Monday morning, Madigan, D-Chicago, announced the decision. “This is not a withdrawal,”…

CHICAGO -- Illinois has received a total of 108,225 doses of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine and 161,400 doses from Moderna, Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office reported Tuesday. The doses do not include those delivered directly the Chicago…

CHICAGO -- More than 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Illinois since the first vaccine was approved for emergency use this month, more than any other state in the nation, and state officials expect the pace of…

CHICAGO -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of five attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for illegally weakening protections for farm workers, their families,…

CHICAGO -- Current COVID-19 restrictions on Illinois bars and restaurants will remain in place for now despite Illinois Rep. Joe Sosnowski's call for Gov. J.B. Pritzker to lift them ahead of the December holidays. “I know Representative…

(THE CENTER SQUARE) -- The deadline for local governments to claim federal funds for COVID-19 related expenses the Pritzker administration captured is Dec. 1. But there are other programs with millions held up by bureaucratic red tape.…

CHICAGO -- A second statewide stay-at-home executive order is Gov. J.B. Pritzker's last resort to get a handle on the latest COVID-19 surge. But it's something he says could happen soon. "We're running out of time, and we're running…

SPRINGFIELD -- State health officials are again urging residents to stay home except for essential services to stop the spread of COVID-19. According to a release from the Illinois Department of Public Health, Illinoisans are being asked…

SPRINGFIELD – An appeals court has handed down a favorable ruling to Gov. JB Pritzker in a legal challenge to his administration’s restrictions on bars and restaurants to curb the spread of COVID-19. The 2nd District Appellate Court…