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As Peoria experiences considerable development and economic growth, here’s a look back at the city’s roots and early days.

Republicans are considering the proposal after roughly a third of counties in the Prairie state voted to break away ...

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It is hard to resist trolling Illinois, especially Chicago. I’ve done so myself on occasion. After all, Chicago is a city with ... in the state. Last year, a total of 33 counties voted to ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Department of Justice is suing Chicago, the state of Illinois and Cook County over sanctuary city policies. In the 23-page lawsuit just filed Thursday morning in Chicago ...

The Trump Administration filed a lawsuit Thursday against Chicago, Cook County and Illinois over its sanctuary policies that prohibit local law enforcement from coordinating with federal immigration ...

Feb 7 (Reuters) - A coalition of U.S. cities and counties on Friday filed a lawsuit ... after the U.S. Department of Justice sued the state of Illinois and city of Chicago, alleging the Democratic ...