For just over a half hour Wednesday, Gov. JB Pritzker’s combined budget and State of the State address followed an expected ...

Responsible leaders should not be seeking a safe place to hide. They must speak up while rhetoric still has the possibility ...

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

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

CHICAGO – 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 ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker escalates his attacks on President Donald Trump. And the local impact of federal cuts to clinical trials.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is getting pushback and attention for his comments comparing Trump and the MAGA movement to Nazi Germany.

House Bill 1008 from Republican House Speaker Todd Huston would create a commission to study how 33 Illinois counties could ...

Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker unveiled his 2026 budget proposal on Wednesday and asked lawmakers to continue investments in ...

In this fragile moment for democracy, allies should come from across the political spectrum — even unlikely ones.

Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election this spring will decide just one seat, but the contest already is shaping up as one of the ...