In addition to passing a $55 billion state budget, the Illinois General Assembly passed and punted on various legislation ...

The “Clean Slate” Act, which could have sealed thousands and potentially millions of nonviolent criminal records in Illinois, had bipartisan support but failed to pass in the final flurry of ...

Illinois’ latest budget misses the mark in several key areas, according to one independent nonprofit fiscal analyst. State ...

Transit agencies in northern Illinois are facing a $771 million annual combined budget gap — and lawmakers did not pass funding reform legislation by a May 31 deadline.

The Missing Persons Identification Act requires law enforcement to report immediately when they learn of a missing person and ...

The former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was sentenced on June 13, on federal corruption charges. He was also given ...

The report notes that the lack of regulation of hemp means there is no oversight of ingredients, potency or marketing to kids ...

U.S. District Judge John Blakey handed down the sentence Friday, four months after the former Illinois House speaker was ...