Illinois Attorney General Raoul seeks $15M budget boost to meet expanding duties, including lawsuits against Trump policies.

Illinois lawmakers back bills to support small farmers and expand local food access after federal agriculture funds were cut.

Illinois lawmakers advance bill to create a statewide public defender’s office aimed at boosting resources and independence.

Sen. Emil Jones III testifies FBI asked him to wear a wire; closing arguments in his federal corruption trial set for Monday.

Illinois lawmakers debate a bill to regulate mink farms, citing public health concerns while farmers fear industry shutdown.

A bill tightening homeschool rules stalls amid fierce opposition, edits, and a police probe into a death threat.

Simon Carr is a student in the Medill Illinois News Bureau, a program at the Medill School of Journalism that provides local ...

AARP Illinois celebrates the SSA’s decision to keep phone-based filing, urging lawmakers to protect Social Security access.

FBI prepares to rest its case in Sen. Emil Jones III bribery trial, highlighting secret recordings, intern payments, and ...

Sen. Emil Jones III testifies in his federal bribery trial, defending actions tied to red-light camera bill and intern job.

Under the amended bill, student athletes would be able to obtain waivers for as many as two outside events per year, ...