J.B. Pritzker

Illinois begins winding down its eviction moratorium on Aug. 1. Bob Palmer, policy director for Housing Action Illinois, shares resources residents can tap into for financial and housing assistance.

Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Monday he will seek a second term, joined once again by Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton as a running mate.

Illinois lawmakers are considering a clean energy proposal that would force almost all coal-fired plants in the state to close by 2035. The plan has environmental groups excited, but it’s also drawing concern from the municipalities that are stakeholders of plants in downstate Illinois.

On the heels of a pandemic-recession, a major credit ratings agency is upgrading Illinois’ creditworthiness for the first time in two decades.

Central Illinois youth camp outbreak that sickened 85 is being tested for potential variants.

Any vaccinated Illinois resident will be automatically entered into a lottery for $10 million in prizes without having to take any extra steps to enter. Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the “all in for the win” vaccine lottery at an event in Chicago.

Negotiators backed down from a plan that would have forced coal plants to close by 2035.

Voting rights advocates had urged Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker to wait for U.S. Census data.

Illinois is launching a $1.5 billion federally funded housing assistance program for Illinoisians hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Avoiding renewed restrictions will depend on increasing vaccinations.