Chicago lawmakers in the state capital just voted to worsen the condition of the city’s severely underfunded police and fire ...

Lawmakers still have time to avert a $771 million fiscal cliff. But transit agencies like the CTA will start planning now for ...

The longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history was sentenced Friday to 7½ years in prison and fined $2.5 million ...

The March 19 rally was historic. Between 5,000 and 8,000 homeschool supporters flooded the Capitol, prompting officials to ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois secretary of state on Thursday asked for an investigation into a suburban Chicago ...

Gov. JB Pritzker speaks to reporters following an event at the Illinois State Library in Springfield on Wednesday, May 28, ...

The mayor said Tuesday that he is hopeful lawmakers in Springfield will reach a transit deal before the Chicago Transit ...

Illinois’ Secretary of State is raising alarm, following reports that Texas authorities illegally accessed license plate data ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan was sentenced Friday to seven and a half years in federal prison and a $2.5 million fine in his corruption case.

Efforts to overhaul Cook County’s property tax system largely fizzled out in the Illinois state legislature this session.

CTA, Metra, and Pace officials are preparing "doomsday budgets" after Illinois state lawmakers didn't address the Chicago area mass transit system's massive budget shortfall during the spring ...

Pat Nabong/Sun-Times file Share A plan aimed at generating new power in Illinois died in the final days of the legislative session in Springfield after business groups argued that the proposal was ...