Mitchell Armentrout is a Staff Reporter at the Chicago Sun-Times. He focuses primarily on politics and government, while also covering various aspects of the sports industry, including competitive and professional sports. Mitchell's work is featured in numerous outlets such as NBC Chicago, WSIU Public Broadcasting, and NPR Illinois.
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Mitchell's coverage primarily focuses on local government, politics, and legal policy regulation in Chicago and Illinois. He is particularly interested in evolving stories related to these themes.
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By: Mitchell
The plan would have combined the Illinois Racing Board, which regulates horse racing, and the Illinois Gaming Board, which regulates casinos, video poker and sports betting. But it also would have likely eliminated public meetings and scrutiny — at a time when gambling has exploded across the state under Pritzker's administration.
By: Mitchell Armentrout
Gov. JB Pritzker checked most of the boxes on his legislative agenda by the end of the spring session in the Illinois Capitol, but he didn't get the gambling regulation revamp he pitched to lawmakers that would've taken important decisions on the state's multibillion-dollar betting industry outside public view.
By: Mitchell Armentrout
Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias championed the measure to add smart glasses to the list of prohibited electronics to crack down on distracted driving.
By: Mitchell Armentrout
The eighth state spending plan of Pritzker's tenure includes additional funding for food assistance in the wake of deep federal funding cuts under President Donald Trump.
Chicago Magazine recently made an effort to mathematically rank Chicago's suburbs – all 205 of them.
Despite legislation protecting public libraries and schools from censorship on the basis of personal or partisan disapproval, attempts to ban books continue to surge across the country.
President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law five years ago, making June 19 a permanent federal holiday.
Good afternoon! It's Wednesday, and I'm pretending to be this cat in a gelato shop somewhere sunny. Here's what you need to know today.
By: Tina Sfondeles Mitchell
Former presidents and a slew of celebrities will be on hand in Jackson Park for the grand opening of the Obama Presidential Center.
By: Mitchell, Justin Myers
Six bars and restaurants have already been approved for slots by the state. Almost 300 more businesses are in line for machines too, if the city allows it.
