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.

The budget sent to Pritzker included a 5% pay raise for state lawmakers, to $98,304. State law sets the pay for legislators ...

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

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

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

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

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

SPRINGFIELD – Under a bill awaiting the governor’s signature, certain insurance plans would have to cover hippotherapy and ...