Pritzker’s pot revenue depends on unfiled legalization legislation
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposed budget for fiscal 2020 includes $170 million in new revenue from licensing fees for legalized recreational mar…
Bill would require Illinois schools to teach details of consent in sex education
Illinois schools might soon be teaching a new, fuller definition of what it means to give sexual consent.
Case against ‘Empire’ actor resembles movie script
CHICAGO – As authorities laid out their case against “Empire” actor Jussie Smullett, the narrative that emerged Thursday sounded like that o…
Police official: Jussie Smollett suspected of lying about Chicago attack
CHICAGO – Chicago detectives suspect that "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett filed a false police report when he said he was the victim of a rac…
Pritzker: legalize marijuana, sports betting
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker is proposing raising more than $1 billion in state revenue by legalizing recreational marijuana and sports …
Aurora shooting prompts efforts to tighten enforcement of Illinois gun laws
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker and some state lawmakers said Tuesday that last week’s mass shooting at an Aurora manufacturing plant will …
Pritzker signs measure to hike minimum wage to $15
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a measure Tuesday gradually hiking the statewide minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025, an ea…
Equipment company Caterpillar Inc. to expand in Chicago
CHICAGO – A construction machinery company known for its earth-moving equipment plans to expand its Chicago office in an effort to attract t…
16 states sue Trump over emergency wall declaration
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California and 15 other states filed a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration to fund a …
Aurora shooting raises questions over gun permit checks
AURORA – An initial background check five years ago failed to flag an out-of-state felony conviction that would have prevented a man from bu…
