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A case brought to the Illinois Supreme Court by House Republican Leader Tony McCombie asked the court to reject the current legislative map for its partisan bias and have a special master redraw the districts.

At least nine other states have adopted statewide policies limiting or banning the use of cell phones in schools. Elsewhere, even in the absence of a statewide policy, individual districts have begun acting on their own.

USDA funds are part of nearly $2 billion being withheld from Illinois, Pritzker says.

As many as 770,000 Illinoisans could lose health coverage under GOP federal budget plan, according to the Democratic governor.

The finding comes after Gov. JB Pritzker proposed to defund the larger of the two programs at his Budget Address last week.

It’s not unusual for annual projections to show deficits in future years. Projections could change by the time Pritzker delivers his budget proposal on Feb. 19.

Sonya Massey's shooting also spurred legislation on police hiring.

Bill allows tribe to acquire 1,500-acre state park in DeKalb County.

The 2019 law was Pritzker’s first major legislative victory.

They include digital driver’s licenses, salary transparency and health insurance changes.