Illinois tourism bringing in more than $44B in 2022
"The arts are alive and thriving here. That's really what brings us here."
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"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 budget includes $250 million for early childhood education programs including money to eliminate childcare deserts.
President Joe Biden will visit Chicago at the end of the month for a campaign fundraiser hosted by billionaire Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and his wife, MK.
Gov. JB Pritzker and his wife, MK, will host a fundraiser for the president's re-election campaign on June 28.
The budget will focus on investments in education, fighting poverty, and advancing workforce development.
Pritzker, Senate President Don Harmon and House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch did not disclose a dollar amount for the budget.
House Bill 1286 would change the current state law that requires all multi-occupancy bathrooms to be designated male or female.
A judge set bond for Steven Woletz, 46, at $100,000.
An Aurora man was charged with leaving a threatening voicemail message for Gov. JB Pritzker. A judge set bond for Steven Woletz, 46, at $100,000.
The bottom line is that Mayor Lightfoot says there are no more resources – and she called the move from Texas inhumane and dangerous.
This comes after a downstate judge tempeorarily halted the state's ban on so-called assault weapons and high capacity magazines.
Gov. JB Pritzker was in Washington D.C. for the event, joined by President Biden, who announced he's running for a second term.
CBS 2's Irika Sargent was named "Volunteer of the Year" for the Haymarket Center - a non-profit organization helping people struggling with addiction or mental health issues.
