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December 5, 2023

Pritzker admin scraps Chicago migrant camp plan over soil contamination concerns

Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration on Tuesday announced it was abandoning plans to construct a temporary winter camp for migrants in Chicago.

November 20, 2023

Illinois Gov. Pritzker doubles down on White House likening Trump to Hitler, Mussolini over 'vermin' remark

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker took issue with former President Donald Trump's "predilection for revenge," comparing the GOP frontrunner to dictators of 1930s and 1940s Europe.

November 8, 2023

Illinois Senate approves reversal of decades-old nuclear power moratorium

The Illinois state Senate voted Wednesday to lift a moratorium on new nuclear power installments that has been in place for nearly four decades.

September 14, 2023

WaPo column against Biden seeking re-election should make White House fear 'stampede,' critics say

Republicans foreshadowed that Democrats' failure to enact a 'backup plan,' should Biden and Harris fail to make it to next November could cause havoc on the left.

August 5, 2023

Judge blocks Illinois law targeting crisis pregnancy centers, calling it a violation of the First Amendment

An Illinois law that targets crisis pregnancy centers in the state was temporarily put on hold by a federal judge who said it violated free speech.

August 1, 2023

Illinois ending cash bail a ‘backdoor’ defund movement that will spark police exodus: experts

Former Illinois law enforcement officials are sounding the alarm that eliminating cash bail is a "backdoor way" to defund police and will likely lead to a mass exodus of officers.

July 29, 2023

New blue state law gives government increased power to target pregnancy centers

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law that empowers the state attorney general to crack down on pregnancy centers that use "deceptive tactics."

July 25, 2023

Illinois cash bail elimination built on ‘overdramatization' perpetuated by city leaders: former police chief

Illinois will be the first state in the nation to eliminate cash bail as of Sept. 18, and the former police chief of Riverside, Illinois, says "chaos" will likely break out.

July 18, 2023

Court clears way for Illinois to become first state to eradicate cash bail

The Illinois State Supreme Court upheld a provision in the SAFE-T Act that eliminates cash bail. The law is set to take effect on Sept. 18.

May 17, 2023

Illinois looks to double down on abortion protections

Illinois lawmakers have passed legislation requiring insurers to cover abortion pills and implement protections for out-of-state abortion seekers.