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FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2020, file photo, housing activists erect a sign in Swampscott, Mass. A federal freeze on most evictions is set to expire soon. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, was the only tool keeping millions of tenants in their homes. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

EXPLAINER: Illinois hopes to avoid summer eviction surge

By Kathleen Foody Jun. 25, 2021 12:09 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Illinois

By The Associated Press Jun. 22, 2021 07:00 AM EDT
Chicago Tribune. June 15, 2021. Editorial: Pass it: A gun safety bill even gun-rights groups support More than two...

Illinois governor signs voter access plan that moves primary

Jun. 20, 2021 03:23 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois’ primary election will be moved from March to June next year under a voter access expansion recently signed into law by Gov. J.B....

Illinois governor signs $42B state spending plan into law

By Sophia Tareen And John O'connor Jun. 17, 2021 07:06 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a $42 billion spending plan for Illinois on Thursday that includes $2.5 billion in spending from a multiyear federal...

Illinois joins states with vaccine incentive lotteries

Jun. 17, 2021 04:34 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois is joining the group of states offering millions of dollars in cash prizes and scholarships to encourage residents to get vaccinated,...

Chicago joins Illinois in lifting COVID restrictions

Jun. 11, 2021 02:04 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago officials declared the city fully reopened on Friday, ending a requirement that people wear face masks in most indoor places and lifting...

A woman wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus takes photo of fake flowers at the GUM, the State Department store, near Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, June 10, 2021. The Russian authorities reported a spike in coronavirus infections on Thursday, with new confirmed cases exceeding 11,000 for the first time since March. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

The Latest: Illinois lifting capacity limits for businesses

By The Associated Press Jun. 10, 2021 06:41 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Illinois

By The Associated Press Jun. 07, 2021 03:38 PM EDT
Arlington Height Daily Herald. June 4, 2021. Editorial: Let’s give the vaccine lottery a try in Illinois Details are...

Illinois state Rep. Maurice West, D-Rockford, introduces Senate Bill 825, an election omnibus bill which would change Illinois' 2022 primary election from March 15 to June 28 along with voter access changes, on the floor of the Illinois House of Representatives at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., Monday, May 31, 2021. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP)

While states restrict voting, Illinois would expand access

By John O'connor Jun. 06, 2021 09:38 AM EDT

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker praises the budget passed by the lawmakers during a news conference in his office at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., Tuesday, June 1, 2021. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP)

COVID-19 shot comes with a free beer under new Illinois law

By John O'connor Jun. 02, 2021 06:32 PM EDT

Staff leave floor of the Illinois House of Representatives after the budget is passed around midnight on the last day of session at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., Tuesday, June 1, 2021. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP)/The State Journal-Register via AP)

Illinois Legislature's $42 billion budget heads to Pritzker

Jun. 01, 2021 06:57 AM EDT

$41B budget, trickier issues face Legislature on final day

By John O'connor May. 31, 2021 06:15 PM EDT

'One Illinois' theme of post-COVID-19 state fairs in August

May. 30, 2021 09:23 AM EDT
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Both Illinois state fairs this summer will boast a unity theme: “One Illinois.” Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the theme...

Illinois tackles anti-Asian hate with the TEAACH Act

By Rita Oceguera Of Injustice Watch May. 29, 2021 01:01 AM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois is poised to become the first state to require that public schools teach their students the history of Asian Americans, who have...

Illinois State Rep. Ryan Spain, R-Peoria, questions Illinois State Rep. Lisa Hernandez, D-Cicero, on House Bill 2777, the bill redrawing the legislative districts in Illinois, on the floor of the Illinois House of Representatives at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., Friday, May 28, 2021. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP)

Democrat-drawn legislative maps head to Pritzker for action

By John O'connor May. 28, 2021 05:04 PM EDT

Madeleine Doubek, the Executive Director of Change Illinois, delivers her remarks virtually on the proposed boundaries for new state legislative districts during a public hearing with the House and Senate redistricting committees at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., Tuesday, May 25, 2021. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP)

Democrats, $200K consultant agree on map; not most others

By John O'connor May. 26, 2021 06:11 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Illinois

By The Associated Press May. 25, 2021 07:00 AM EDT
Arlington Heights Daily Herald. May 22, 2021. Editorial: Time to pass news literacy bill Let’s start this editorial...

Amtrak resuming full rail service across Illinois

May. 23, 2021 09:15 AM EDT
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Amtrak is resuming full passenger rail service across Illinois as the number of COVID-19 cases are falling. Gov....

Editorial Roundup: Illinois

By The Associated Press May. 11, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Chicago Sun-Times. May 10, 2021. Editorial: Catholic religious orders must come clean about abusive clergy Despite...

Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, discusses Chicago's vaccination efforts during a news conference at the Harris Bank Building in the Loop, Monday, May 10, 2021, in Chicago. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Illinois establishing office building vaccination clinics

May. 10, 2021 05:06 PM EDT