SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker made a “special announcement” on Feb. 7: Illinois is renaming Lake Michigan to “Lake Illinois” and annexing Green Bay, Wisconsin. The video shared by ...

Gov. JB Pritzker has downplayed any interest in running for president when asked by reporters but admitted last August he was ...

At a press conference on Tuesday, Gov. JB Pritzker took a swing at Florida as he praised Illinois' climate actions as it ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker appeared unamused Wednesday when a reporter asked him to comment on legislation filed by Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston, R-Fishers, that would begin the process of ...

Tongue firmly in cheek, the governor said his proclamation has been sent to Google "so the world's maps reflect this ...

It has been more than three years since Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law a major climate change plan to usher in solar and ...

Good morning, Chicago. Mayor Brandon Johnson indicated yesterday he is moving ahead with a stalled ordinance to overhaul ...

Mourners are grasping to make sense of the random circumstances that put their friends and loved ones in harm's way when an ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said he would block pardoned Capitol insurrectionists from serving in local government positions, citing a state law ordinance, according to a Thursday letter ...

Governor J.B. Pritzker is blocking any January 6 rioters pardoned by Donald Trump from working for the state of Illinois. In a statement released Thursday, the Democratic governor blatantly ...

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