Article Summary U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, was the keynote speaker at the state’s largest annual downstate ...

Article Summary JB Pritzker and Illinois Democrats say they’ve delivered for middle class residents and that’s the blueprint their party ...

Article Summary Police departments will be required to request detailed background history from past employers, who will be mandated to ...

Article Summary Illinois has long had some of the most rigorous proficiency standards in the nation for student performance. The ...

Article Summary No Republican candidates have publicly announced they’re running for three statewide offices and just two have announced plans ...

Article Summary U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries made a stop in Springfield one day before keynoting a breakfast with ...

Article Summary A new Illinois law is scheduled to implement annual mental health screenings in public schools beginning during the ...

Forty Illinois local news entities operating 120 outlets are receiving $4 million in state tax credits under a new law ...

Article Summary A judge has denied former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s motion to remain free as the legal appeal ...

Article Summary Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made her second visit to Illinois Friday to call on the state to ...

The measures signed Friday affect Chicago public employee pensions, carbon sequestration near underground drinking water, AI regulation and more. This summary was written by the reporters and editors ...

Article Summary Texas Democrats fled to Illinois Sunday night in an effort to block a vote to bolster the state’s ...