Pritzker to announce grant funding to increase workforce equity
More information about the effort will take place at a press conference Wednesday morning.
More information about the effort will take place at a press conference Wednesday morning.
Governor JB Pritzker signed the South Suburban Airport Act, which requires the Department of Transportation to find private developers who want to finance and build a new airport.
Monday was senior and scout day at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. Visitors age 60 and over got in for free. At the fair on Monday, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill to allow students who participate in FFA, the Future Farmers of America, or 4-H, to be excused from school to attend official events.
Pritzker said this law follows standards set in other industries.
Gov. JB Pritzker signs new law allowing victims of gun violence to sue gun makers
You can see it for yourself at the Dairy Barn at the Illinois State Fair starting Thursday and running until August 20th.
After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, Pritzker promised to expand reproductive health for women in Illinois.
Governor Pritzker said this legislation will also help reduce air pollution and make a more accessible, healthy Illinois.
The Thomas More Society, a nonprofit law firm, filed suit against the state over the bill.
Thirteen counties across central and southern Illinois were added to the list. Cook County was included in the original count.
Over the next few days, he plans to meet with business and education leaders in London to sell Illinois as a clean energy and manufacturing hub.
Heavy rain is the last thing Chicago homeowners already hit hard by flooding wanted to see, but there was some good news on Tuesday for them. Gov. JB Pritzker issued a disaster declaration for eight counties, including those affected by flooding last Saturday. The move opens up state resources and emergency personnel.
"The arts are alive and thriving here. That's really what brings us here."
It's a six-year commitment to improve all forms of infrastructure in the state of Illinois.
Find out all about Illinois' minimum wage, and the history of how it got where it is.
The president also attended fundraisers as he gears up for a reelection bid while he was in Chicago.
Governor J.B. Pritzker is hosting a campaign fundraiser for the president.
The two pieces of legislation are aimed at making healthcare more affordable in Illinois.
since this bill passed the Illinois House and Senate, we could soon see work-eligible immigrants become a part of law enforcement in the state of Illinois.
Non-U.S. citizens may soon be able to become police officers pending Governor Pritzker's approval.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker made the announcement that Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is coming to a school in Cahokia Heights, near St. Louis.
It seeks to improve the lives of children by inspiring a love of reading.
The show's star, Steve Carell, was reportedly in the audience for his daughter's graduation at the time.
"Book bans are about censorship; marginalizing people, marginalizing ideas and facts. Regimes ban books, not democracies," Pritzker said.
The First-in-the-Nation measure forbids that information from being used to track down someone seeking an abortion or to prosecute a person's immigration status.
The teen had no other choice but to take the bus to get home from school – and in doing so, he was shot in the arm.
The Field Museum's scientists will try to sequence its DNA to potentially learn more about the genes responsible for its blue eyes.
The ticket was sold on Monday at a BP gas station located at 39105 North Highway 41 in Wadsworth, Illinois, about 45 miles north of Chicago.
The ordinance would mean dispensaries seeking to open downtown would need approval from the City Council, rather than the Zoning Board of Appeals.
Justin Fields is embracing a fresh start in Pittsburgh.
The ordinance would mean dispensaries seeking to open downtown would need approval from the City Council, rather than the Zoning Board of Appeals.
This all comes as homelessness has been on the rise in Chicago, and across Illinois, for years now.
Former Supt. Eddie Johnson was adamant that he is not being paid by the company to promote it. He said he just thinks it works.
Former President Donald Trump's defense rested its case at his "hush money" trial after calling two witnesses to the stand.
Robert Costello, a witness called by former President Donald Trump's defense team, was severely admonished by the judge over his behavior on the stand.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
With more and more such companies popping up, and salespeople showing up on doorsteps, who is making sure they're legitimate?
It also happens that the contractor was on a list specifically provided by the state.
Alderpeople are looking to try to stop rogue towers from making thousands off drivers who thought they were signing their car away to someone they could trust.
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
Chicago health officials said medetomidine has not previously been detected in Chicago.
North Carolina Republicans are pushing forward with their plan to repeal a pandemic-era law, citing crime and recent campus protests.
Thursday was Mental Health Action Day and CBS is partnering with MTV to provide grants to local nonprofits that give people the tools to improve their mental health.
So far, there have been eight cases of invasive meningococcal disease in Chicago in 2024 to date.
Researchers hope their findings will inspire action to make hearing aid devices more affordable since they can cost over $1,000 per ear.
Consumers may pay more, or less, for the same items by stocking up just a few miles away.
Earlier this spring, the grocery store Foxtrot Market ordered 600 baseball caps from local apparel and gift shop Alice & Wonder – only to go out of business abruptly soon afterward.
Kadeya has developed a vending machine that dispenses a drink—and then takes a bottle back, cleans it, and can dispense a new one.
Biden campaigned in the spot where Trump, to much fanfare, lauded a plan by Taiwan-based electronics giant Foxconn plan to build a $10 billion manufacturing facility that was supposed to eventually employ 10,000 people. Except it was never completed.
The Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers to notify workers of mass layoffs 60 days in advance.
Those auditioning were asked to sing 16 bars a cappella from a contemporary musical theatre song to show their range.
Hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs posted a video on social media apologizing for his "inexcusable" behavior and that he takes "full responsibility" for his actions.
Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik are reprising their roles from "Big Bang Theory" in part one of the "Young Sheldon" series finale.
Steve Buscemi was allegedly punched in the face in Manhattan's Kips Bay neighborhood last week.
This will be the first baby for Hailey and Justin Beiber, who announced their pregnancy after more than five years of marriage.
Three people were injured trying to take Chicago Transit Authority buses and trains on Tuesday – in the latest among many crimes CBS 2 has covered on the city’s transit system. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza talked to the mother of a teen who was shot at a West Side bus stop.
CBS 2 Travel Editor Peter Greenberg talks about the moment a plane dropped thousands of feet within minutes due to turbulence and an airline that will let you fly with your dog, but at what price?
The Marine Mammal Stranding Center was called to assist and will bring equipment from out of state to take the dolphin back to the ocean.
Israel received another blow from the international community on Wednesday as it continues its war against Hamas in Gaza. CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand reports.
CBS 2 Meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist has a look at the extended forecast.
Matt Reum was trapped for six days after his truck swerved off the highway, rolled across a creek, and crash-landed underneath a bridge near Portage, Indiana, just before Christmas.
The teen had no other choice but to take the bus to get home from school – and in doing so, he was shot in the arm.
The Field Museum's scientists will try to sequence its DNA to potentially learn more about the genes responsible for its blue eyes.
The ticket was sold on Monday at a BP gas station located at 39105 North Highway 41 in Wadsworth, Illinois, about 45 miles north of Chicago.
The ordinance would mean dispensaries seeking to open downtown would need approval from the City Council, rather than the Zoning Board of Appeals.
Former Supt. Eddie Johnson was adamant that he is not being paid by the company to promote it. He said he just thinks it works.
Plenty of high school seniors are 18 years old, and some are even older.
Maria Roque filed numerous police reports and got a protection order. But the system that was supposed to protect her failed.
Chicago does not resell their guns, but some suburban police departments do to reduce costs.
Why are more than 27,000 people in Cook County still holding on to their weapons when they shouldn't?
Justin Fields is embracing a fresh start in Pittsburgh.
Mike Tauchman had two hits and two RBIs for the Cubs, who had dropped three of four.
Garrett Crochet and three relievers combined on a two-hitter, Corey Julks and Danny Mendick each had two RBIs and the Chicago White Sox snapped a four-game losing streak by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 5-0.
Manager Craig Counsell also announced Tuesday that struggling starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks is out of the rotation and will move to the bullpen.
Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese can now call herself a professional sports team owner.
The teen had no other choice but to take the bus to get home from school – and in doing so, he was shot in the arm.
Police said two men began fighting with a victim on a northbound train, and one of the men shot him.
All were being treated at area hospitals Tuesday night.
Ardaries Harris, 26, Jordan Fox, 24, and Roosevelt Veal, 26, each are facing federal conspiracy and weapons charges.
Police and prosecutors say Agnieszka Rydzewski convinced her co-worker and secret lover, Anthony Calderon, to shoot and kill her boyfriend, Arturo Cantu Jr.