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, 2+ day ago   (697+ words) New rules for electric bikes and scooters will take effect next year in Illinois after Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill on Wednesday Putting on the Brakes: New Illinois Law Establishes Rules for E-Bikes, Scooters New rules governing who can…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (466+ words) August 26, 2026 / 2:52 PM CDT / CBS Chicago Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Wednesday he has joined a multistate lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service challenging new rules that purport to give it authority to regulate mail-in voting in federal elections. The suit…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (849+ words) SPRINGFIELD — Illinois election officials said Tuesday they are conferring with Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office to determine how Illinois could be affected by a U.S. Supreme Court order allowing the Trump administration to proceed, at least for now, with implementing…...

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…...