A new political action committee chaired by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker plans to invest at least $20 million aimed at boosting Democratic House candidates for the midterms while also expanding his ...

The state child welfare agency under Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration has yet to fully implement changes Illinois lawmakers mandated in response to the neglect-related death of a downstate toddler ...

The Tribune way back in August 2012, during the Quinn administration… Standard & Poor’s downgraded the credit of the state of Illinois on Wednesday because of its weak fundi ...

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- S&P Global Ratings upgraded its credit rating on the state of Illinois one notch to A. - It’s the ratings agency’s first upgrade of Illinois’ debt in three years. S&P joins Moody’s, which upgraded ...

* Press release … Governor JB Pritzker appointed Bashir Qaasim, Nedra Sims Fears, Nirali Shah, Rosa Ortiz, and Vanessa Uribe to serve on the newly established Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA ...

Pritzker: No heads up on any announcement. As I understand this is really a regular feature for the Bears at the beginning of a season, and it’s been made into something greater than that by others.

* Gov. Pritzker was asked today if he intends to call up the National Guard to help with storm cleanup in the suburbs… Reporter: Governor Mike Braun in Indiana called out the National Guard to help ...

- In a major reversal, Illinois regulators have proposed letting cannabis companies grow cannabis outdoors, a move that would significantly lower energy consumption and cultivation costs — though home ...