It would require the approval of both state legislatures, governors and the U.S. Congress. Even lawmakers in the Illinois counties that voted by large majorities to separate say it has a slim chance ...

Even lawmakers in the Illinois counties that voted by large majorities to separate say it has a slim chance of happening. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker called the proposal “a stunt," and even ...

Most counties in Illinois vote Republican. In the 2022 gubernatorial election, Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) won 12 of the state’s 102 counties. Due to the large population of the heavily Democratic ...

Tick season has arrived in Illinois. While there are around 15 different known species in Illinois, experts warn that there are a couple you should watch out for as ticks become more active. Ticks are ...

Another guaranteed expense: property taxes. But nearly half of Americans can save on their bills, according to a new report ...

It was the largest commutation of death-row sentences in the nation’s history, and it stripped the Illinois death row bare of inmates. He announced his decision in a speech before a large ...

The alleged killer, who Noem said was in the U.S. illegally at the time of the crime, remains at large ... it contends “prohibits Illinois, Chicago, Cook County, and their officials from ...