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

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

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

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

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

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

SPRINGFIELD — State officials ushered in the start of the Illinois State Fair on Wednesday with the annual unveiling of the butter cow.

Article Summary Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is calling on Illinois lawmakers to pass legislation banning auto insurance companies from ...

Article Summary Jay Doherty, a longtime lobbyist and consultant for electric utility Commonwealth Edison, has been sentenced to a year ...