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Lion Electric Company, an electric vehicle manufacturer based in Canada, has announced plans to build the company’s first-ever U.S. manufacturing facility in Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Friday. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Lion Electric Company, an electric vehicle manufacturer based in Canada, has announced plans to build the company’s first-ever U.S. manufacturing facility in Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Friday.

Despite a recent increase in the number of fatalities related to coronavirus in the state of Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker says that other metrics, including positivity rates and case numbers, offer a clear picture of where the state is in fighting the pandemic, and will allow Illinois to move forward into new phases in its reopening plan. The state...

Even as Illinois potentially moves to completely reopen the state in coming months, Gov. J.B. Pritzker says that the state will continue to follow guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on mask-wearing, saying that it is the best way to protect those not yet vaccinated against coronavirus. On Thursday, Pritzker announced that the state plans to...

Illinois is expected to fully reopen and enter Phase 5 of its COVID reopening plan next month, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expected to give an update on the state’s COVID-19 response on Thursday.

The Chicago Auto Show is making a return to the city this summer and won’t require proof of a COVID-19 vaccination, according to officials.

Chicago is on track to be “fully open” by the Fourth of July holiday, the city’s mayor announced Tuesday.

The state of Illinois is on track to enter Phase 5 of its reopening plan – which would mark a full reopening with no capacity limits – in July, officials announced Tuesday.

As Chicago aims for a July 4 reopening, cultural institutions, festivals and events are planning for a more normal summer. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has all the details.

Chicago could enter Phase 5 of the city’s reopening plan by July 4, officials announced Tuesday, which would lift capacity limits and rid additional restrictions. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.

The Chicago Auto Show is returning to the city this summer for the first time in more than a year, officials have announced.

The Chicago Auto Show is returning to the city this summer for the first time in more than a year, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot celebrated an announcement that the Chicago Auto Show will be making a return this summer, but she also added that the city could be fully reopen by the Fourth of July holiday.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot are expected to give an update on the city’s reopening efforts Tuesday.

Barring a “highly unusual event,” Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says that he anticipates that the annual State Fairs in Springfield and Du Quoin will be able to proceed later this summer. The governor says that the size of outdoor spaces at both sites will be key to allowing the fairs to take place, and that the Illinois Department of...

An upward swing in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations prevented the state of Illinois from moving into a so-called “bridge phase” between Phase 4 and Phase 5 of the state’s COVID-19 reopening plan, but Gov. J.B. Pritzker says that residents could see a move to that new phase as soon as next week. During a press availability Monday, Pritzker says that…

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday a new funding opportunity and revised plan to spend its share of a multi-billion-dollar Volkswagen Settlement on funding for electric school buses and other public transit. In a press release on Thursday, state officials announced they were seeking applicants for $9 million in funding to electrify school buses in the Chicagoland area and Metro-East….

On Thursday, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced the city will loosen its current COVID-19 restrictions as metrics to reopen improve and vaccinations increase. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez reports

Illinois Republicans pounced on Gov. J.B. Pritzker Wednesday for his seeming change of heart on how legislative districts are drawn, urging the reform-minded governor to seize an opportunity to make a dent in the state’s long-reviled history of corruption.