1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (192+ words) (The Center Square) – The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has issued medical cannabis dispensary licenses to 37 existing dispensaries, marking the biggest expansion of the state’s medical cannabis market since 2016. The dispensaries may now sell cannabis to registered patients…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (792+ words) Illinois is set to become the first Midwestern state to legalize "medical aid in dying" on Sept. 12, as the law takes effect. The new law, titled the End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act, also known as Deb's Law, allows…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (32+ words) Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Texas Democrats sharply criticize Republicans at a midterm convention, urging voters to support Democratic candidates. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Texas Democrats take aim at GOP midterm convention...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (947+ words) Labor Day marks the unofficial yet traditional launch of the fall general election campaign, and for the major candidates it also means a shift in focus from downstate fairs, tours and rallies to the vote-rich Chicago area, where statewide races…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (434+ words) (The Center Square) – President Donald Trump has repeated his call for Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker or Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to call him for help after 41 people were shot and three were killed in the city last weekend. The president…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (263+ words) (The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says President Donald Trump is not wanted or needed in Illinois. Pritzker’s campaign released a statement on Monday after the president said he would attend the Presidents Cup golf tournament in Medinah later this…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1685+ words) CHICAGO — Minutes after Riverton police officer Brad Herzog ran 31-year-old Daniel Torrez Perez’s name through a law enforcement database one night in April 2025, his phone rang. It was the FBI. “Every bell and whistle went off,” said Jack Griffin, the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (261+ words) A coalition led by major Illinois labor organizations has launched a statewide advertising campaign focused on the role workers and local communities play in data center development across the state. The Coalition for Responsible Data Centers announced the six-week digital…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (306+ words) (The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has announced five appointments to the Northern Illinois Transit Authority, which is set to hold its first meeting next month. Bashir Qaasim, Nedra Sims Fears, Nirali Shah, Rosa Ortiz and Vanessa Uribe are the…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (314+ words) Data centers are one of the biggest and most controversial issues facing Illinois right now, and the two major-party candidates for governor only seem to offer extreme positions. The good news? Stakeholders in Illinois are already laying the groundwork for…...