Please enable JavaScript to experience the full functionality of mail.com.

Illinois state government
May 18, 2020
Illinois Supreme Court disbars former Gov. Rod Blagojevich
The Illinois Supreme Court officially disbarred former Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Monday, two months after a state panel ...
May 14, 2020
Pritzker apologizes for saying MLB players shouldn't bargain
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker apologized for criticizing baseball players for bargaining over their salaries during talks with ...
March 20, 2020
Illinois governor imposes stay-at-home order to curb virus
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday ordered all state residents to remain in their homes except for essentials, joining ...
March 18, 2020
Progressive Newman ousts Rep. Lipinski in Illinois primary
Progressive Marie Newman won a rematch Tuesday with Illinois Rep. Dan Lipinski, unseating one of the most conservative ...
March 15, 2020
Governors say Tuesday's presidential primaries will go on
The governors of Illinois and Ohio on Sunday confirmed their states' presidential primaries will continue as scheduled on ...
March 07, 2020
Illinois court rejects actor’s attempt to throw out charges
The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday refused to throw out charges against former "Empire” actor Jussie Smollett that accuse ...
February 26, 2020
Biden looks beyond Super Tuesday with Illinois endorsements
Former Gov. Pat Quinn and more than 80 other top Illinois Democrats are endorsing Joe Biden for president, as the former vice ...
February 25, 2020
Actor Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty to restored charges
Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty Monday to restored charges that accuse him of staging a racist, ...
February 20, 2020
Blagojevich praises, endorses Trump as justice reformer
Former Illinois Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich gushed about Donald Trump a day after the Republican president set him free ...
February 11, 2020
More than 2,400 fetuses found at Illinois home to be buried
In what's sure to be a politically charged ceremony, more than 2,400 fetuses found last year at the suburban Chicago home of ...
January 27, 2020
Ex-Illinois lawmaker charged with red-light camera bribery
Federal prosecutors filed bribery and tax charges on Monday against a former Illinois state senator who led the powerful ...
January 25, 2020
Woman kills retired trooper, self at Chicago-area cigar bar
A woman fatally shot a retired Illinois State Police trooper and wounded another retired state trooper and an off-duty ...
January 03, 2020
Blagojevich: House Democrats would've impeached Lincoln, too
Imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich argued in a column that fellow Democrats in the U.S. House who impeached ...
January 02, 2020
Illinois sees first legal sales of recreational marijuana
The sale of marijuana for recreational purposes became legal Wednesday in Illinois to the delight of pot fans — many who ...
December 31, 2019
Illinois governor clears thousands of marijuana convictions
Illinois' governor granted more than 11,000 pardons for low-level marijuana convictions on Tuesday, describing the step as ...