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18 Jan, 2019
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Under the Dome Podcast: Pritzker gets to work; Maroon 5 highlights inauguration
On this week's episode of the Under the Dome podcast, we review the festivities surrounding the inauguration of Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, including an
Photos: Inauguration Day in Springfield

J.B. Pritzker became the 43rd governor of Illinois on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, during a ceremony in the Bank of Springfield Center in Springfield. The ceremony was preceded by an interfaith service at First Presbyterian Church in downtown Springfield. An inauguration party featuring Maroon 5 was held Monday night at the Illinois State Fairgrounds.

Gov. Pritzker, other Democrats sworn into statewide offices

Democrat J.B. Pritzker took office Monday as the state's 43rd governor, delivering a message of bipartisan cooperation while the state tackles the

Celebration attendees hope for better future, dance to Maroon 5

Theresa Coleman knows how difficult paying for higher education can be.The northern Illinois resident has a daughter in her fourth year of medical school,

Gov. Pritzker signs gun dealer certification bill

Gov. J.B. Pritzker authorized state regulation of firearms dealers Thursday in a reversal of his predecessor's policy and prompting a gun owners group to

Springfield House members remind Pritzker about state jobs law

On the day that Democrat J.B. Pritzker was inaugurated as governor, the two Republican state representatives who live in Springfield sent him a letter

Bipartisan duo of former lawmakers among Pritzker Cabinet picks

Long conversations with Democratic Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker came before a couple of appointments to his Cabinet, and that's a good sign, according

Local House members chosen for GOP leadership positions

Three local lawmakers were named to House Republican leadership positions by Minority Leader Jim Durkin on Wednesday.

Can the Illinois GOP still be effective as a superminority?

Illinois Republicans seem in an unenviable position today. The party controls no constitutional offices in state government.

Private school scholarships again up for grabs in Illinois

ROCKFORD — Year two of a controversial taxpayer-funded private school scholarship program kicks off for most families on Tuesday, and one of the most important things to know is that there is no line.

Taxpayers covered millions in gym costs Jesse White promised to pay

When Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White unveiled plans nine years ago for a Chicago fieldhouse that would bear his name, he promised his private

Rep. Cheri Bustos tapped for key committees controlling $1 trillion in federal funds

U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos will be at the table with fellow lawmakers divvying up $1 trillion worth of federal spending in this session of Congress.The Moline

Bernard Schoenburg: Davis votes for funding on agency-by-agency basis

U.S. Rep. RODNEY DAVIS, R-Taylorville, has been backing some and opposing other bills to reopen government during the partial shutdown that has been going

Bernard Schoenburg: Roberts lauds AG nominee Barr as honorable, fair, decisive

Former U.S. Attorney BILL ROBERTS of Leland Grove, who worked closely in Washington, D.C., with WILLIAM BARR when Barr was attorney general more than

Free property for veterans? Tammy Duckworth has a new law for that

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth is hoping veterans who operate small businesses take advantage of a new law giving them access to surplus government property.

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