Under The Dome Podcast: Gov. Pritzker ’s Broken Leg, nearly 600 bills signed, Tho mpson Center for sale

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has a hairline fracture in his left leg, and he will be resting and recovering for four to six weeks.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration is open to the creation of a public-private partnership as part of its plan to sell the Thompson Center in the Loop and relocate the state's Chicago workforce to new office space.

It's months late, but the news Comprehensive Annual Financial Report is out.

The state of Illinois ran up a deficit of more than $7.7 billion in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2018. But as bad as that sounds, it was only about half as bad as the $14.6 billion deficit amassed the year before.

A 33-year-old Athens man who has never run for public office takes credit for pushing the idea of splitting Illinois into two states — separating Chicago from downstate — and is talking about a run for the legislature.