The Senate parliamentarian has advised that a Medicaid provider tax overhaul central to President Donald Trump’s tax cut and spending bill does not adhere to the chamber’s procedural rules, delivering a crucial blow as Republicans rush to finish the package this week.

Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker formally declared his candidacy for a third term as Illinois’ chief executive on Thursday, vowing to build on a legacy of accomplishments as he criticized President Donald Trump, called Republicans a “cult” and even slammed Democrats who are shying away from progressive social causes.

NBCUniversal will open a horror-themed attraction across from Bally’s Casino, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Thursday afternoon in what would be the brand’s first entertainment venue in the Midwest.

Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary who became one of television’s most honored journalists, has died at 91.

Gun control crusader and former U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy of New York has died. She was 81.

The Lake County Board of Elections and Registration has been notifying elected officials about a new election law that changes the definition of candidate, which impacts finance committee reports.

The Justice Department said Thursday that it intends to try Kilmar Abrego Garcia on federal smuggling charges in Tennessee before it moves to deport him to a country that is not his native country of El Salvador.

Senators emerged from a classified briefing Thursday with sharply diverging assessments of President Donald Trump’s bombing of three Iranian nuclear sites, with Republicans calling the mission a clear success and Democrats expressing deep skepticism.

On this day in 1913: Women in Illinois were successful in gaining partial suffrage. They became the first women east of the Mississippi River to have the right to vote in presidential elections.