Pritzker called for a roughly 3% spending increase to $55.2 billion in FY2026 that will be supported by a similar increase in ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Three accused Jan. 6 Capitol rioters from ... The three Illinois defendants are among dozens charged across the state and more than 1,400 people accused across the country.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- An Illinois woman who says she recently ... Le "told her friends that she climbed a wall to reach the Capitol building, that she was pepper-sprayed, and that another individual ...

LEXINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — A day after a man was injured after being shot by a police officer in Lexington, the Illinois State Police provided a brief update to the shooting. The state police said ...

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