Illinois To Lose Congressional Seat Following 2020 Census
Illinois is losing a seat in Congress, after the U.S. Census Bureau released population data for determining how many seats each state gets on Monday.
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Illinois is losing a seat in Congress, after the U.S. Census Bureau released population data for determining how many seats each state gets on Monday.
Embattled Markham mayor Roger Agpawa said Sunday that he is prepared to go to the Illinois Supreme Court to stay in office after winning reelection.
Former U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez on Sunday denounced Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx for her handling of the Adam Toledo investigation.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed two executive orders related to climate and consumers for Earth Day.
Chicago alderman are now faced with daunting task of police reform.
Secret recordings have been revealed in the case against Ald. Ed Burke (14th).
"This constant, 'He's going to Dallas. He's leaving,' it's just nonsense, and it's destabilizing, and frankly it's insulting," Mayor Lori Lightfoot said of unsubstantiated rumors of Chicago Police Supt. David Brown's ouster.
"It's been a real difficult time in our community, and what ultimately it demands and deserves is more than prayers and platitudes, but action Mayor Lightfoot," said Ald. Byron Sigcho Lopez (25th)
Aldermen voted 42-8 to approve the mayor's proposal, which would set new requirements for developers who get city subsidies, purchase city land, or require a zoning change for their projects.
Cheers and shouts filled the streets in Minneapolis after fired police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted on all counts in the death of George Floyd.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) said the guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial "gives me hope that we can strive for a system of justice in our nation that is applied equally to all."
Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Tuesday afternoon that justice was served as fired Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts in the death of George Floyd.
Former president and longtime Chicagoan Barack Obama issued a statement Tuesday saying jurors in Minneapolis "did the right thing" in convicting fired police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd.
"No courtroom can ever replace a life, but it can and should deliver justice. Today, the jury in Derek Chauvin's murder trial honored that truth," Pritzker said in a statement Tuesday afternoon.
It's an astounding number – more than 1 million people are driving with expired licenses or using expired IDs in Illinois right now. Making the problem worse in the Chicago area is that almost a half dozen Illinois Secretary of State's driver's license facilities are closed.
