What You Need To Know About Voting By Mail In Illinois

With concerns about voting at crowded polling places on Election Day in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, 1.82 million voters in Illinois already have requested to vote by mail in the 2020 presidential election.

• Sep 23, 2020

State Urges Man To Apply For Gig Worker Unemployment After Penalty Weeks Hold Up His Benefits For Months

A possible solution has emerged for an unemployment benefits problem we have been reporting on for months.

• Sep 22, 2020

Pritzker: Illinois Poised To Have Most Diverse Cannabis Industry In U.S.

Facing calls from communities of color, lawmakers to suspend the lottery for 75 new marijuana dispensary licenses, Gov. Pritzker said he's open to minor tweaks to the program, but he said the process needs to move forward before considering sweeping changes.

• Sep 22, 2020

Companies That Lost Out On Lottery For Marijuana Dispensary Licenses To Get Second Chance At Passing Grade

After a barrage of complaints that only 21 companies made the cut for the upcoming lottery for 75 new marijuana dispensary licenses, Gov. JB Pritzker has announced companies that missed out will get a second chance at making the grade.

• Sep 21, 2020

Sen. Durbin Urges Republicans To Oppose Filling Supreme Court Seat Before Election; 'A New President Should Fill This Vacancy'

President Donald Trump has said he plans to nominate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's successor this weekend, after her memorial services are held.

• Sep 21, 2020

Chicago Judge Amy Coney Barrett, A Front-Runner For Supreme Court Vacancy, Hailed By Right, Feared By Left

President Donald Trump has said he'll nominate a woman and Barrett is thought to be at the top of his list of favorites.

• Sep 21, 2020

Lightfoot Slams 'Hypocrisy' Of GOP Push To Fill Ginsburg's Supreme Court Seat Before Election; Chicago Judge Among Top Contenders

"The hypocrisy of Mitch McConnell, the hypocrisy of Lindsey Graham, they'll have to have a reckoning with that," Lightfoot said of Senate Republicans' vow to vote on President Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court before the election, contrary to their move to block President Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland in 2016.

• Sep 19, 2020

Winnetka Attorney Jack Levin Remembers Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg As A 'Tiger' For Justice, But Also Down-To-Earth

The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's ties to Chicago are many – and while she will be remembered for her time presiding over the nation's most powerful courtroom, she also spent time in the Chicago area presiding over a wedding.

• Sep 19, 2020

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Death Sets Up Tense Political Fight Over Replacement

• Sep 19, 2020

Voter Reminder Notice Causes Confusion, But Ballots Will Come In The Mail, Officials Say

• Sep 18, 2020

COPA Defends Itself After Report Saying It's Not Living Up To Police Use-Of-Force Incident Transparency Release Rules

• Sep 17, 2020

Feds Set Ground Rules For Illinois House Panel Investigating Speaker Madigan's Ties To ComEd Bribery Case

U.S. Attorney John Lausch has given the go-ahead for the Illinois House committee investigating Speaker Michael Madigan to call witnesses and seek documents related to the ComEd bribery case, with some limits.

• Sep 17, 2020

Democrats, Republicans On House Committee Investigating Madigan Send Competing Letters To Feds On Limits For Hearings

Lawmakers from both parties agreed to consult with U.S. Attorney John Lausch to make sure their probe won't interfere with the criminal investigation of ComEd.

• Sep 16, 2020

Former State Sen. Terry Link Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion

According to his plea agreement, Link under-repoted his income in 2016 by $93,859, including $73,159 in campaign funds he spent on personal expenses.

• Sep 16, 2020