Tag: Illinois

How A Tourist Attraction Displaying The Open Graves Of Native Americans Became A State-Run Museum

By Logan Jaffe | February 4, 2023 9:00 a.m.

Ken Griffin Spent $54 Million Fighting A Tax Increase For The Rich. Secret IRS Data Shows It Paid Off For Him.

The ultrawealthy poured money into a successful campaign to defeat a graduated state income tax. For the first time, we can reveal the scale of their return on this investment.

By Paul Kiel and Mick Dumke | July 7, 2022 11:25 a.m.

Hours After July 4 Shooting, GOP Guv Nom Calls On Everyone To Move On Already

INSIDE: Disgraced Uvalde Police Chief .. Philadelphia ... Brittney Griner

By Cristina Cabrera | July 5, 2022 7:52 a.m.

Six Dead, Dozens Injured After Gunman Fires On Fourth Of July Parade From Rooftop

By Summer Concepcion | July 4, 2022 4:23 p.m.

GOP Rep Draws Backlash After Praising Overturn Of Roe As ‘Victory Of White Life’

By Summer Concepcion | June 26, 2022 12:07 p.m.

How A Replica Of Lincoln’s Hat Is Putting IL Dems At Odds With Voting Rights Advocates

By Tierney Sneed | April 8, 2021 11:42 a.m.

Is Your State Ready For The Pandemic Election? A Look At AR, CA, IL, NJ, and VT

We’re taking a state-by-state look at the places that appear most ready for a pandemic election, and the places that could be in for a big mess.

By Tierney Sneed, Matt Shuham, Kate Riga and Josh Kovensky | September 25, 2020 3:45 p.m.

DALLAS, March 22, 2020 . Medical workers work at a drive-through COVID-19 testing site in Dallas, Texas, the United States, March 21, 2020. The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 20,000 as of 1:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Saturday ,1730 GMT, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering ,CSSE, at Johns Hopkins University. (Photo by Dan Tian/Xinhua via Getty)

For States, Fed Support For Testing Came With A Demand: No Extensions

By Josh Kovensky | June 25, 2020 6:14 p.m.

Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a press conference on Wednesday, April 24, 2019. Illinois voters will decide whether to auhtorize a graduated-rate tax based on income size. (Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune)

Illinois Guv Accuses Trump Of Slowing Down Testing In States

By Josh Kovensky and Matt Shuham | June 24, 2020 5:17 p.m.

Illinois GOPer Gets Kicked Out Of Chamber For Refusing To Wear A Mask

By Cristina Cabrera | May 21, 2020 11:58 a.m.