Ted Dabrowski was also critical of GOP rival Darren Bailey’s loss four years ago to Pritzker, saying of the downstate farmer and former lawmaker: "I don’t think Darren understood how to handle or understands how to handle up here."

Gov. JB Pritzker and other Illinois leaders on Tuesday marked the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term by vowing to keep pushing back on the administration’s actions, while acknowledging that months of uncertainty, funding cuts and legal fights had taken a toll.

Mayor Brandon Johnson said he will forgo potentially purchasing the meters from the private company Chicago Parking Meters, saying the price would be too steep.

They chanted “no hate no fear immigrants are welcome here” as wind chills dipped below zero throughout the afternoon.

U.S. military forces boarded and took control of a seventh oil tanker connected with Venezuela on Tuesday as the Trump administration continues its efforts to take control of the South American country’s oil.

Vice President JD Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, are expecting a son in late July, they announced in a social media post on Tuesday.

Stocks slumped on Wall Street Tuesday after President Trump threatened to hit eight European countries with new tariffs as tensions escalate over his attempts to assert American control over Greenland.

House Bill 1001, addressing housing matters and a Republican priority, passed out of the House Local Government Committee in a 7-3 vote.