2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (396+ words) September 11, 2026 / 6:17 PM MDT / CBS Colorado Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman says he opposes an effort by the Trump administration to revoke temporary protected status from Salvadorans. Coffman says many people came to Aurora from El Salvador after the devastating 2001 earthquake. On…...

3+ day, 18+ 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...

1+ week, 5+ 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…...

2+ week, 4+ 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, 5+ 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…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (233+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Gov. JB Pritzker received the endorsement of Illinois' largest teachers union Monday as the Democratic governor campaigns for a third term, though the announcement also highlighted growing tensions over how the state should address additional funding requests from…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (610+ words) Illinois has several laws on the books regulating artificial intelligence and its use in certain fields, including a major provision going into effect next year. “The technology is changing so quickly. It’s hard for the laws to keep up, in…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (756+ words) SHIRLEY — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker does not think the Chicago Bears actually want to leave Illinois for a new home in Indiana, the governor said Monday. Pritzker addressed the future of the Chicago Bears, which in June announced their intentions…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (898+ words) CHICAGO — After the U.S. Treasury paid out $100 billion in tariff refunds to corporations at the end of last month, Gov. JB Pritzker wants to know where Illinois’ cut is. In a letter sent to President Donald Trump on Aug. 5, Pritzker…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (299+ words) (The Center Square) – Growing calls for his resignation have plagued Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch since late last week, when an investigation report into allegations of sexual harassment against former Rep. Harry Benton was released. On Tuesday morning, Gov....