Immigrant student advocates push for Illinois bill protecting K-12 education access regardless of immigration status.

A family sues Taylorville schools over a 10-year-old girl’s alleged assault, sparking calls for student safety reform.

Flanked by his two daughters, former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S.

On May 30, the next-to-last day of the session, Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, introduced a “gut-and-replace” amendment that ...

Attorney General Raoul’s office gets a $15.7M boost to hire staff and tackle federal and state legal challenges.

The RTA board formally asked the agencies it oversees — the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra commuter rail and Pace Suburban ...

“Each court of appeals that has taken up a challenge to a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines has found these ...

Illinois ramps up investment in quantum tech with global partnerships, a $700M commitment, and a new research park.

Illinois’ Clean Slate bill to seal nonviolent criminal records stalled again, but backers hope to revive it this fall.

Chicago may allow widespread building of carriages houses, or accessory dwelling units, as an answer to the affordable ...

Illinois lawmakers have learned in recent years that Tier 2 benefits for some employees fail the “Safe Harbor” Social ...

Illinois’ $55.2B budget raises concerns over fund sweeps, emergency spending, and long-term fiscal sustainability.