U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a Tuesday speech that the ongoing tariffs showdown against China is unsustainable and he expects a “de-escalation” in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies.
Gov. JB Pritzker called it “ironic” that a Chinese company donated $1 million to the inaugural committee for Donald Trump, a critic of the business.
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity was guilty of misconduct for its handling of a tourism deputy’s conflicts of interest.
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has no plans to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, just days after his statement that he would like to terminate the head of the U.S. central bank caused a stock market selloff.
Lake County Prosecutor Bernard Carter has accepted the “highest award” from the Katie Hall Educational Foundation.
Incoming Orland Park Mayor Jim Dodge said he and three new trustees want to look at spending on Centenntial Park West concert venue.
Porter County Commissioners approved a permit Tuesday for the 50501 Movement to hold a protest on the south lawn of the courthouse May 1, but won’t loosen permitting requirements for requests from the movement, which has been holding protests against the Trump administration nearly every two weeks.
The terminations at the agency, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, have fueled concern among unions and employers alike about who will step in to help ease labor conflicts in the U.S.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pulled the airstrike information he posted into Signal chats with his wife, brother and dozens of others from a secure communications channel used by U.S. Central Command.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro reopened the governor’s official residence to the public Tuesday for an Easter egg hunt barely a week after an alleged arsonist’s fire tore through one of its wings and said he will begin sleeping there again soon.