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Illinois political leaders speaks with the Illinois delegation of Democrats Sunday.
The top Democrats in Illinois pledged their support of their party’s presidential ticket Sunday in a 90-minute Zoom call that called for unity and warned of the threat posed by a potential second term of President Donald Trump. -
A coalition of Democrats unveiled nine reform proposals they hope will be included in an ethics commission report in November.
A group of Democratic state lawmakers announced a set of ethics reform proposals Thursday but were adamant to say it was not directly in response to a bribery scheme that federal prosecutors say allegedly involves House Speaker Michael Madigan. -
Businesses in Illinois will be fined up to $2,500 if they violate the state’s mask mandate.
An administrative rule that gives the state power to fine business owners who don't mandate mask use is being seen by some as an overreach, especially at a time of economic uncertainty. However, Gov. JB Pritzker says the added penalties are necessary when public health data shows the state could soon become a hotspot for the virus.
Leaders including Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Gov. JB Pritzker and U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush cut the ribbon on a new Blue Cross Blue Shield in Chicago’s Morgan Park neighborhood.
