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The other four contenders in the crowded GOP gubernatorial primary have already firmed up their tickets, allowing them to begin circulating the petitions required to get them on the ballot. "It takes time to vet candidates," Sullivan said of the delay.

If we slide into recession, then Illinois could wind up right back where it started: in a very deep hole.

Republican National Committee members passed a resolution on Friday to formally censure GOP Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois over their work on a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, in an unprecedented rebuke of sitting members of Congress.

COVID hospitalizations have also seen a sharp drop, with the 3,135 beds occupied as of Thursday night marking a 31% decline from last week and a 57% decline from the all-time records set in mid-January.

In an average year, more than 1,500 people die and more than 4,100 others are wounded by guns in Illinois. Thousands have loved ones taken from them.

Illinois vs Indiana prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might - or might not - win on Saturday.

Not long ago, at malls and strip centers across Illinois, shoppers could count on finding Dress Barns, Lane Bryants, Ann Taylors, Justices and other apparel stores run by Ascena Retail Group. Five years ago, the retailer operated nearly 5,000 bricks-and-mortar locations catering to women, teens and tweens. As of 2020,…

CHICAGO — David and Sondra Zorn spent nearly every minute together during the 64 years they were married.

CHICAGO — Just after midnight Thursday, as the wind blew whirls of snow around a remote downstate prison, one of Illinois’ highest-profile prisoners walked out of custody under the cover of darkness.

CHICAGO— En muchos sentidos, la vida es buena para Amy Blobaum. Tiene un trabajo que le encanta, está felizmente casada con un futuro pastor luterano y pronto dará a luz a su segundo hijo.

We should not depart from the child-first approach enshrined in existing law, the Cook County Public Guardian writes.