Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from JB Pritzker

Our country needs to shed its obsession with guns

If soldiers like Sneed’s father can give up theirs, why can’t we as a nation do so for the safety of our children?

Chicago Sun-Times

Rightwing extremists defeated by Democrats in US school board elections

Republican-backed culture warrior candidates fare poorly in Illinois and Wisconsin, offering hope to the left

The Guardian - US

Mayor-elect Johnson pitches unity to state legislators in Springfield: ‘Our challenges are not that unique’

Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson said he didn’t come to Springfield to “dictate” what Chicago needs when it comes to public safety dollars. “How do I call myself a collaborator and then I’m dictating?” Johnson asked reporters. “These are ongoing conversations.”

Chicago Sun-Times

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Illinois assault weapons ban withstands appeal in federal court

A Chicago federal court denied a request by Robert Bevis, a firearms store owner in Naperville, to block the ban while he appeals a Virginia ruling that found the ban to be “constitutionally sound.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Democrats place big bet on Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson by tapping Chicago for ’24 convention

CHICAGO — Democrats, led by President Joe Biden, are making a big bet on Brandon Johnson.

Chicago Tribune

Englewood Nature Trail stays on track with $3 million in state funding

Chicago as a whole can benefit when long-neglected neighborhoods such as Englewood are sensitively redeveloped.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois first lady M.K. Pritzker appointed to committee charged with the preservation of the White House

CHICAGO — Just days after President Joe Biden selected Chicago to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention, his administration said Friday that Illinois’ first lady M.K Pritzker has been appointed to serve on the Committee for the Preservation of the White House.

Chicago Tribune

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Picture Chicago: This week’s 17 can’t miss Sun-Times photos

Loved ones and colleagues remember a Chicago firefighter who died in the line of duty, residents celebrate Easter and more in our best pictures of the last week.

Chicago Sun-Times

After convention loss, Georgia Dems stress state’s importance to party

CHICAGO — At the site of this city’s victory lap after winning the Democratic National Convention, national party Chair Jaime Harrison confessed that a family member wanted him to forgo Chicago in favor of Georgia’s capital for the big event.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Why did Chicago get another Democratic National Convention? Because experience matters

On the heels of a divisive mayoral election, news that Chicago has been chosen to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention reawakens something that feels like hope.

Chicago Tribune

Unsafe baby cribs, historical precedent called on in federal court arguments over Illinois gun ban

Before hearing arguments on the constitutionality of Illinois’ assault weapons ban on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn said he’d be “foolhardy” to think that the guns covered by the ban aren’t used for “bad things,” while also noting the rights of law-abiding citizens to bear arms.

Chicago Tribune

2024 Democratic Convention pitched as economic boon for ‘all of our communities, not just a select few’

The city’s $80 million bid package beat out rival proposals from Atlanta and New York City, capping more than a year of campaigning to bring the convention back to Chicago for the first time since 1996.

Chicago Sun-Times

Democrats celebrate Chicago’s convention win today: News conference with key players

DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison will be joined by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a co-chair of the DNC, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago selected as site of 2024 Democratic National Convention

CHICAGO — Chicago was selected Tuesday to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention, a huge economic and prestigious postpandemic boon, and an acknowledgment the city’s progressive, pro-union values align with a Democratic Party that is seeking to boost its strength in a politically competitive Midwest.

Chicago Tribune

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Chicago Sun-Times

Think your marijuana case has been wiped off your record? You might want to check — and get some help

State law and sweeping moves by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and State’s Attorney Kim Foxx cleared cannabis convictions off the books, but many cases have not been expunged.

Chicago Sun-Times

Governor promises Biden convention will be ‘huge party’

After Mayor Lori Lightfoot was told by DNC Chair Jaime Harrison Chicago won the convention, the mayor, defeated for reelection, said ‘I told him he made my day, week, and year.’

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago to host 2024 DNC, NASCAR’s traffic toll and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago selected site of 2024 Democratic National Convention

CHICAGO — Chicago has been selected the host of the 2024 Democratic National Convention, a huge economic and prestigious boon to the city, national Democratic Party officials announced Tuesday.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago to host 2024 Democratic National Convention

The convention, to run Aug. 19-22, 2024, is expected to draw up to 50,000 visitors to Chicago, which last hosted Democrats in 1996.

Chicago Sun-Times

Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks at Harvard. Here’s what Chicago-area students there wanted to know

Chicago-area students at Harvard University peppered Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker with questions — on policy and politics — at a Monday forum.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pritzker, Raoul say abortion pill access will be maintained in Illinois as court battle plays out

“Nothing has changed,” the governor said. He and the attorney general said people will continue to have access to mifepristone while the legal saga plays out in the courts.

Chicago Tribune

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker casts doubt on part of Brandon Johnson’s tax plan after first meeting with Chicago mayor-elect

CHICAGO — Brandon Johnson will be looking to Springfield for help with parts of his estimated $450 million package of tax proposals, but Gov. J.B. Pritzker made clear after meeting Friday with Chicago’s mayor-elect that he doesn’t support a major component of the plan: a tax on financial transactions.

Chicago Sun-Times

Meet and sweet? Johnson and Pritzker sound like they like one another — more than talking taxes

After their hour-long meeting, Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson said it was “great to have a real partner” in his plans for the city. And Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the mayor-elect “brings a real excitement to the job.” But both admitted they did not discuss tax issues they see differently.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago is the front-runner for the 2024 Democratic convention

Democratic gains this week in the swing states of Wisconsin and Michigan bolster the case for Chicago hosting the party’s quadrennial gathering.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pastor William Hall to replace Ald. Roderick Sawyer in 6th ward; Officer Peter Chico wins in the Southeast Side’s 10th

Six candidates were competing in the runoff to replace retiring Ald. Roderick Sawyer (6th), Ald. Susan Sadlowski Garza (10th) and Ald. Howard Brookins Jr. (21st).

1 … 28 29 30 31

People

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Democratic National Committee

134 stories

the Democratic National Committee

76 stories

Chicago Fire Department

75 stories

the Chicago Teachers Union

34 stories

a Democratic Party

10 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.