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Gov. JB Pritzker will propose a statewide zoning law in his State of the State address on Wednesday, drastically limiting the authority local governments have to control what types of ...

The debate over how to regulate data centers in Illinois is intensifying as lawmakers struggle to balance costs to consumers ...

Her daughter got a notification from a security camera inside the building, showing a man inside the store for under a minute ...

JB Pritzker will propose a plan during his State of the State address to drastically limit local governments’ authority to ...

But in late April 2002, McNeil, still serving as Ward 2 alderman, was together with Jackson in what McNeil described as a "contentious" meeting with city of Springfield leaders, including then-Mayor ...

Bears stadium legislation advances in Indiana as Illinois hearing abruptly canceled An Indiana House committee advanced legislation Thursday that would support a new Bears stadium in Hammond, ...

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Lawmakers could consider expanding the overall region, and special district powers, of the Mid-Illinois Medical District due to a new bill filed by state Sen. Doris Turner, D-Springfield, last month.

Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker said the Trump administration’s actions cutting federal funding for various programs have cost the people of Illinois $8.4 billion.

The Chicago Bears have taken a big step forward in finding a new site for their stadium, and that momentum is moving fast ...

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