Gov. JB Pritzker, who also is a potential 2028 White House contender, said Democrats nationally who are still lamenting last year’s presidential outcome should move forward.

The Republican party is pushing its message Thursday at the Illinois State Fair. The GOP would like to capitalize on President Donald Trump’s momentum. A sizable chuck of voters backed the president in the last election.

A judge is scheduled to hear arguments Thursday on Payton Gendron's claim that the selection process for the grand jury was flawed. Gendron, who is white, could face the death penalty if convicted in the 2022 mass shooting at a Tops supermarket,