Illinois lawmakers passed a $55 billion budget with tax hikes on smoking and gambling, but left proposals on transit and a ...

Illinois lawmakers passed bills on issues from abortion rights to gun safety during the final days of the General Assembly’s ...

Illinois Democrats passed a $55 billion spending plan, which includes $1 billion in tax hikes and increased spending by 38% ...

Central Illinois lawmakers had predictably partisan reactions to the official state budget for the next fiscal year. The ...

Illinois lawmakers have passed a $55.2 billion budget for the new fiscal year, including increased taxes on tobacco products and sports betting.

State leaders and lawmakers, either supporters or opponents of the Illinois state budget for Fiscal Year 2026, issued ...

Illinoisans who are either denied a Firearm Owners ID Card or had their FOID card revoked could have a process to get their rights back with ...

Eleven tested positive for lead and 15 for organic compounds linked to cancer, birth defects and organ damage.

But when bad weather strikes, or when other issues occur like the tech outages that have been plaguing Newark Liberty International Airport over the past month, air traffic controllers, already ...

Most violence interrupters don’t make enough to meet their household needs. The Home for Good bill aims to fix that.

The legislature began working on transit reform more than two years ago facing post-pandemic ridership slumps. Transit ...

Trump’s tariffs are causing uncertainty with rising costs and concerns over limited supplies affecting laptops, school meals ...