Where dreams ‘feel protected’: 97 new citizens take Oath of Allegiance in Chicago
Court-administered naturalizations this year have fallen to a fraction of those in recent years.
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Pritzker tours storm damage, signs flood relief bill expanding local Chicago programs
The governor also toured storm damage in Lansing on Friday.
Bears president says Illinois stadium talks ‘minimal’ as Indiana is ‘sole focus’
Bears President Kevin Warren says the team has had only “minimal” talks with Illinois officials since pivoting to Hammond.
DCFS: ‘Significant miscommunication’ within the agency led to missed court dates
The department said it will “explain the situation in detail to the court.”
2026 butter cow: ‘Miles of Smiles’ is State Fair’s theme in celebration of Route 66
The fair will run from Aug. 13 through Aug. 23.
Judge orders DCFS director to answer for repeated failures to release public documents in child death
Capitol News Illinois sued the state child protection agency after it denied release of caseworker personnel records.
Second House Democrat declines to participate in Welch’s harassment working group
A second House Democrat identified as a member of Speaker Chris Welch’s private working group on workplace culture issues has ...
Rideshare unionization, drug-pricing oversight, plastic pellet and light pollution bills become law
The governor has signed more than 350 bills that passed in the spring session.
Welch launches private working group to respond to sexual harassment, but it’s off to a rocky start
The plan is meeting resistance from at least one lawmaker who was leaked as a potential member of the working ...
Illinois House begins investigation into indicted Rep. Carol Ammons
The committee will not meet again until receiving feedback from the federal prosecutor’s office.
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