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Perhaps it was just a coincidence, but Chicago’s North Lawndale was the place to be for both Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Lightfoot Lightfoot on Monday – but not together.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker was joined by former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Monday during a visit to a business development center in North Lawndale. Meanwhile, current Mayor Lori Lightfoot spoke at a separate event focused on improving the neighborhood. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Republican former state Sen. Paul Schimpf announced his candidacy for Illinois governor on Monday, throwing his hat in the ring for the GOP nomination to potentially challenge Gov. J.B. Pritzker in 2022.

The state of Illinois is purchasing a building in Chicago’s West Loop in an effort to reduce the state’s long-term real estate costs that will culminate in the long-awaited sale of the James R. Thompson Center downtown.

Approximately 200 members of the Illinois National Guard have been activated by Gov. J.B. Pritzker to help protect the peaceful transfer of power on Inauguration Day in Washington, D.C. NBC 5’s Jen DeSalvo has more on the send-off.

State Sen. Andy Manar, a Democrat from downstate Bunker Hill, announced Monday that he will resign his Senate seat later this month to join Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration as a senior advisor.

Feeding America recently revealed that more than 50 million people may experience food insecurity in 2020 due in part to the coronavirus pandemic. Kate Leone joined LX News from the organization to explain how one missed paycheck can put a family at risk of food scarcity and why children are being hit especially hard by the crisis.

Family members of Amaria Jones, 13-year-old killed by gunfire last month, spoke Saturday afternoon about the gun violence in Chicago.

Sister of Amaria Jones, 13-year-old shot and killed last month, spoke Saturday in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood, asking politicians to take action in curbing Chicago gun violence. Mercedes Jones spoke at a Saturday press conference about her family’s frustration with the handling of her sister’s murder case from Father’s Day weekend. “No child deserves to die,” Jones said. “Then everyone...

Family members of Amaria Jones, 13-year-old killed by gunfire last month, spoke Saturday afternoon about the gun violence in Chicago. The community and family called on Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker to respond to the “gun violence epidemic” with the same effort as he’s approached the COVID-19 pandemic. The family held a press conference Saturday at 1 p.m. at 1007...

With the fate of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated income tax program in the voters’ hands, the governor is spending more than $56 million of his own money to drum up support in the form of a new ad campaign. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports

As coronavirus cases spike among young people at Southern Illinois University, Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued a warning to college students returning to campus this fall. Prizker, accompanied by Jackson County health officials, explained Tuesday that college-age people are likely spreading the virus at the highest rates, specifically on campus. As more SIU students returned to school over the past...

One of Illinois’ 11 health care regions is “dangerously close” to seeing more restrictions put in place to slow the spread of the deadly coronavirus, Gov. J.B. Pritzker warned Wednesday.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Tuesday that he “will not hesitate” to bring back regulations previously put in place to slow the spread of the deadly coronavirus across the state, including closing bars and indoor dining at restaurants, should health officials find it necessary.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced Tuesday that a $4.7 million investment will expand the Illinois Apprenticeship Program to serve an additional 568 residents in training programs over the next two years. 

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday approved a massive expansion in voting by mail, a plan derided by Republicans nationally.

As Illinois prepares to move into phase three at the end of the week, Gov. J.B. Pritzker held his daily coronavirus briefing downstate touching on daily statistics, nursing home updates and Illinois River flooding preparations. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Some of the protests against Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s reopening plan in Illinois have had a dark side. The Anti-Defamation League described some of the rhetoric as anti-Semitic, racist and simply hateful. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

With less than six months to go until the general election and with concerns over social distancing at polling places, some Illinois leaders are pushing to significantly expand the use of vote-by-mail ballots. NBC 5 Investigates’ Katie Kim has more details.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has now revealed details on a five-phased plan to reopen Illinois as the state remains under a stay-at-home order through May 30.