Pritzker Wants To Limit Insurers

Gov. JB Pritzker is asking state lawmakers for more authority to regulate the homeowners insurance market in Illinois after Bloomington-based State Farm announced a 27.2% rate increase.

BRIBERY: Former Commonwealth Edison CEO Anne Pramaggiore and longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain were sentenced to two years in prison each for their roles in a bribery scheme targeted at ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

REDISTRICTING: Gov. JB Pritzker is leaving the door open to changing Illinois' congressional maps to "counterbalance" an attempt by Texas politicians to add more Republican seats to the U.S. House.

ATTORNEY: Thomas Anthony Durkin, 78, a nationally prominent criminal defense attorney who for five decades was a fixture in Chicago's courthouses and who was known for his relentless advocacy for a roster of notorious clients, has died.

GENDER CARE: Bowing to federal pressure under the Trump administration, UChicago Medicine has become the latest Illinois hospital to end gender-affirming pediatric care.

TERROR PLOT: A Lombard teen faces terrorism and weapons charges for allegedly planning a terror attack at the Islamic Education Center in Glendale Heights, authorities said.

PLANNED PARENTHOOD: Planned Parenthood of Illinois has named Adrienne White-Faines to be president and CEO, starting in early September, in the face of a barrage of threats, including a yearlong loss of federal Medicaid dollars.

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