Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Tuesday that the state will provide $40 million through the Rebuild Illinois capital plan to build a new inland port in Cairo, saying the project would create jobs and establishing the area as a global shipping

The mail-in vote process in Illinois was clarified in accordance to a new emergency rule addressing signature requirements. It was adopted Monday by the State Officers Electoral Board.

The juvenile justice system in Illinois will be overhauled over four years with the goal to create a more rehabilitative environment for young people in custody.

The politically connected chair of a state commission tasked to regulate Commonwealth Edison defended herself Wednesday after being directly challenged that she could not be impartial in matters related to the beleaguered utility, which was charged this month in an