Some Indiana lawmakers have taken steps to absorb the Illinois counties that have voted to leave the state. Last election, seven Illinois counties joined more than 20 others to greenlight a proposal ...

COVID-19 money was supposed to go to one-time expenses, not to adding positions and programs that would continue long after ...

CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - For the past three months, the judge presiding over former Illinois House Speaker ...

Melissa Calusinski has been behind bars in Illinois for 16 years in a case plagued by allegations of evidence manipulation, coerced confession and flawed medical opinions.

With homelessness increasing in Illinois, a coalition of shelter providers and advocates is calling for a $100 million increase in state funding to prevent homelessness and provide shelter to people ...

State’s attorneys in Illinois’ 15 largest counties largely comply with the 2015 law ... except St. Clair, Madison and Will counties.

Already 46 towns around Illinois have voted to impose a 1% grocery tax in 2026. Other Illinoisans will start to save 1% on ...

Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston wants the nearly three-dozen Illinois counties that have voted to secede to consider redder pastures. Among those, two counties that border Vermilion County, Iroquois ...

Electric trucks are few and far between, but Illinois will be experiencing an uptick in these freight carriers because of 14 new electric truck charging hubs.

A controversial bill aimed at tightening restrictions on hemp products in Illinois failed to gain traction in the state legislature, leaving the future of the industry in limbo.

After nearly three months, more than 60 witnesses and a surprising turn on the stand from the defendant himself, the evidence ...

As Donald Trump prepares to reclaim the White House, promising mass deportations of illegal immigrants, state lawmakers are ...