Transit agencies in northern Illinois are facing a $771 million annual combined budget gap — and lawmakers did not pass ...

The governors of Illinois, Minnesota and New York testified Thursday before the House Oversight Committee, which has been ...

The number of years former House Speaker Michael Madigan spent in Springfield has often been used as shorthand to explain his ...

Legislation that mandates the Illinois Department of Corrections to annually report on hospice and palliative care within its ...

In response to the new per-bet tax introduced by the legislature, the two largest online sportsbooks are charging users a per ...

The “Clean Slate” Act, which could have sealed thousands and potentially millions of nonviolent criminal records in Illinois, had bipartisan support but failed to pass in the final flurry of ...

Illinois’ latest budget misses the mark in several key areas, according to one independent nonprofit fiscal analyst. State ...

In February, a jury convicted Madigan, 83, of bribery conspiracy, wire fraud and other crimes. He was sentenced Friday to 7.5 ...

Judge Blakey handed down the 90-month sentence Friday at the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago. He also imposed three years of supervised release after his prison time ends.

The day before, Muslim leaders also advocated for Clean Slate legislation at Illinois Muslim Action Day. Beyond criminal justice reform, advocates pushed a new messaging angle this year to usher ...

A bill was introduced late Tuesday in the Illinois House of Representatives seeking to repeal the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act. The legislation, introduced by Rep. Margaret Croke, chairperson of ...

JB Pritzker's desk would direct foster care officials in Illinois to prioritize placing children with relatives. The House voted unanimously on Monday to pass the Kindship in Demand Act ...