Jerry Nowicki

State Week: Budget preview; The Chicago mayor's race

Sean Crawford

Gov. JB Pritzker will deliver his next budget proposal on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Pritzker has priorities, but he'll need to balance costs with what is expected to be a revenue slowdown. Also, a number of candidates are vying to be the leader of the state's largest city. Lori Lightfoot is trying to become the first woman re-elected to the job. Meanwhile, one of the perceived frontrunners, Paul Vallas, now faces questions over his residency.

Illinois

State Week: Pritzker doubles down on assault weapons ban

Sean Crawford

Gov. JB Pritzker this week reiterated his goal of changing the state's gun laws.

Illinois

State Week: Madigan faces new charge; Voters to decide races for Illinois Supreme Court

Sean Crawford

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan faces a new conspiracy count as part of the federal racketeering and bribery investigation against him.

Illinois

State Week: Corruption allegations surface again in Illinois government

Sean Crawford

State Week: Polls show Bailey in front as Irvin changes strategy

Sean Crawford

Republican State Senator Darren Bailey has moved ahead in recent polling in his effort to gain his party's gubernatorial nomination

Government & Politics

Highway camera expansion covering 6,600 miles of road awaits Pritzker’s signature

Jerry Nowicki

A pair of bills on Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk would expand a state roadway camera monitoring program to 21 additional counties while also expanding the number of crimes the cameras can be used to investigate and the number of parties that can prosecute them.