Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) announces grant awards for downtown revitalizations. Senate Democratic leader Jason Pizzo switches party affiliation live on Senate floor Buc-ee's coming to Southwest Florida?

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Syracuse, N.Y. — Mable Wilson said the Syracuse Housing Authority Board of Commissioners needs to replace the agency's executive director, Bill Simmons. Wilson called the I-Team Friday morning ...

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JB Pritzker and Sen. Dick Durbin aren’t quite ready to discuss their reelection plans — decisions that will set in motion a game of high-stakes musical chairs. “I called them personally ...

Gene Simmons looked almost unrecognizable this week as he stepped out solo for a grocery run in Malibu. The KISS bassist, 74, known for his larger-than-life stage presence and painted face ...

Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson attended the event. In various communities across the city, peacekeepers are monitoring known hot spots for violence and trying to intervene ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Gov. JB Pritzker, alongside the Chicago Mayor and lawmakers, celebrated four years of continuing reductions in gun violence. In 2021, the Governor signed the Reimagine ...

Dick Durbin and Gov. JB Pritzker weren’t prepared to talk about reelection plans before the party’s central committee. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Share Cook County Democratic Party Chair Toni ...

DeJuan Wheat, who starred for Louisville basketball in the 1990s, has been named the head coach at Simmons College. Wheat, a Louisville native, spent the past four seasons as an assistant at IU ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Gov. JB Pritzker said Monday that he’s not made up his mind whether he’ll accept an invitation to testify before a Congressional panel about the state’s sanctuary laws.