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Gov. JB Pritzker riffs on his wealth and staying out of prison in Stephen Colbert appearance

Stephen Colbert told Pritzker he'd be the first Democratic governor in Illinois to finish two terms by next January, because ...

Texas Democrats who fled to Illinois forced to evacuate hotel after bomb threat

Texas state House Democrats who left their state to prevent Republicans from passing a new congressional district map were ...

Senator Dick Durbin to join Texas Democrats in illinois to halt redistricting effort

AURORA, Ill. (WLS) -- Illinois Senator Dick Durbin will join the Texas Democrats who are in Illinois Wednesday. This comes as ...

Pritzker says Illinois remap is possible as DNC chair vows to fight Texas GOP efforts 'tooth and nail'

Democrats in New York, California and Illinois are threatening to redraw their own maps in retaliation to Republican ...

Bomb threat made to House Democrats’ hotel in Illinois

A bomb threat was made to the hotel where dozens of House Democrats have been staying in Illinois since leaving the state on ...

Democratic governors may offer a path forward for a party out of power in Washington

Some Democratic activists see the party’s 23 governors as their best answer to Trump’s second Republican presidency.

Pritzker signs 100 bills into new Illinois laws. Here's a roundup

JB Pritzker has signed into law 124 of the 436 bills sent to him by lawmakers in the spring legislative session. The measures ...

Pritzker's signature on police pension bill adds pressure for state bailout and city property tax hike

The bill will cost the city $60 million more in 2027, and by 2055, city pension payments will be $750 million higher than ...