Area tourism agencies and business owners called for renewed state investment into tourism industries this week after Gov. JB Pritzker’s State of the State address.

The governor can’t just pull the plug on those programs in the current fiscal year as the money is already appropriated.

Plainfield/Oswego Democratic State Representative Harry Benton says he is very critical of the budget proposed by Governor ...

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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is catching flack for referencing Nazis when criticizing President Donald Trump. The last part of ...

President Donald Trump has cut federal funding to groups serving Chicago’s transgender community and issued executive orders that target 1.6 million transgender Americans.

Illinois’ slow growth economy has limited Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s ability to spend, so he’s adopted a new role as prudent money ...

Voters, activists and even some governors, like Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, are growing exasperated with congressional ...

The New York Supreme Court’s Appellate Division has reversed a previous ruling by Judge Richard A. Kupferman and granted the ...

President Trump was challenged right to his face at the White House Friday afternoon, and he didn’t seem to like it very much ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is aiming to improve student achievement, social interaction and the mental health of public school ...

WGN Political Analyst Paul Lisnek joined WGN Evening News to discuss several big stories from the week. This week's topics include Gov. JB Pritzker issuing a warning about the Trump administration, ...