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Illinois Democrat becomes latest House member to call on Biden to exit race

Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., became the latest House Democrat to call Friday for President Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race following his poor performance in last week’s debate. Quigley said, Friday night interview Appearing on MSNBC’s “All In with Chris Hayes,” Biden joined a growing list of Democrats who are skeptical that […]

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Opens More Chicago Migrant Shelters Ahead of Convention

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (Democrat) recently announced the opening of two more migrant shelters in Chicago, a move that came as a surprise to local elected officials who only learned of the shelters’ openings in their communities through the governor’s announcement. Last week, Governor Pritzker’s office praised the construction of two new shelters, paid for […]

Supreme Court Declines To Consider Illinois’ ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban

The Supreme Court declined to take up a case involving a ban on certain semiautomatic firearms Tuesday, with Associate Justice Clarence Thomas issuing a statement on the denial. Several pro-Second Amendment organizations, including Gun Owners of America (GOA) and the National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR), sued over the legislation banning multiple semiautomatic guns in […]

Massive sinkhole collapses soccer field at Illinois park

A collapse near an underground mine in Illinois opened a 100-foot-wide sinkhole under the soccer field there on Wednesday, authorities said. The sinkhole occurred around 10 a.m. in Gordon Moore Park in Alton. City of Alton security cameras captured the moment the sinkhole opened up, engulfing a light pole in a field in a plume […]