Springfield
A bill approved Friday in Springfield would address some of the problems identified in “Failure to treat, failure to protect,” a Chicago Sun-Times Watchdogs series.
The budget proposal, revealed a day before a key deadline to pass it, includes more than $1 billion in tax increases — but none that are “broad-based,” leaders said.
Illinois could fine gun owners for improperly storing firearms under bill headed to Gov. JB Pritzker
The Safe Gun Storage Act would require owners to keep firearms in a locked box wherever they know “or reasonably should know” that someone under 18 could get their hands on it.
Legislators were seemingly on board with the latest plan to reform the Chicago-area transit system — but miles apart on how to fund the CTA, Metra and Pace to avert a $770 million fiscal cliff.
As electricity costs climb, legislators push a plan to speed up solar and wind projects, end a moratorium on new nuclear plants and promote energy efficiency.
A new proposal looks to address reforms concerning security and how the mass transit agencies are managed.
In new book, Mrs. Lincoln’s own words offer insight into her sometimes tortured mind
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced its portion of the fiscal year 2025 reconciliation bill, which includes the consideration of significant Medicaid cuts.
A bill heading to Gov. JB Pritzker desk would roll back some of the strictest testing requirements in the nation for older drivers.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has become a key figure in the Democratic legal battle against Trump’s executive orders and policies.
The anonymous “Paddle 1231” won most of the priciest artifacts, including a lock of Lincoln’s hair and a pair of blood-stained gloves.
Eileen O’Neil Burke wants to amend the Illinois criminal code to consider attacks on reproductive health clinics terrorism. But the ACLU of Illinois is opposed, saying it could be used against people who protest clinics run by abortion opponents.
Jason Lee, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s senior mayoral adviser, acknowledged that for the foreseeable future, Arlington Heights has the ball, and Chicago isn’t even on the field playing defense.
“He’s free to speak his mind. He’s free to vote his conscience,” House Speaker Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch, said, but added that no one would be allowed to use their official leadership roles “to pursue an agenda that is antithetical to our shared goals” of passing a budget.
A statement released by the Bears confirmed the team has made “significant progress” with the new political leadership in Arlington Heights.
Illinois lawmakers say they’re aiming to pass legislation by the end of the month that would avoid a fiscal cliff for transit agencies like the CTA, Metra and Pace.
La startup de “equidad social” vinculada al empresario Carmen Rossi y a Alex Acevedo, hijo del exdiputado estatal Edward “Eddie” Acevedo, condenado por delitos fiscales, está lista para abrir un dispensario de la marca Cookies en el suburbio.
As state lawmakers work on a spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1, choosing the most conservative outlook would most definitely be the prudent path.
The “social equity” startup linked to businessman Carmen Rossi and Alex Acevedo, a son of former state Rep. Edward “Eddie” Acevedo, who was convicted of tax crimes, is primed to open a Cookies-branded dispensary in the suburb.
Noem invited photographers to take pictures while the two men, both Guatemalan, were fingerprinted.
George Ryan is best known for declaring a state moratorium on the death penalty in 2000 that eventually led to its abolition.
The Trump administration paints false picture of immigrants, as always.
La visita de Noem a Springield también muestra que el presidente Donald Trump está atacando activamente a Pritzker, quien es visto como un posible contendiente presidencial de 2028.
Noem’s visit to the state capital also shows that President Donald Trump is actively targeting Pritzker, who is seen as a potential 2028 presidential contender.
The governor’s office said the executive order is in response to rising concerns about efforts to create federal autism registries or databases without legal safeguards or accountability.
As Wednesday’s deadline approaches, Giannoulias says most residents don’t need the Real ID yet.