Down staters are leaving Chicago to make their own state, that’s the idea behind a nonprofit organization called New Illinois ...

"New Illinois" is a nonprofit educational group that wants Illinois residents to know about their right to pursue the ...

As BGA Policy has consistently highlighted, Illinois’ judicial branch is not subject to FOIA, leaving entities like juvenile ...

Good morning, Chicago. Some suburban voters are facing key decisions about hiking property taxes in the April 1 election, but if the past is precedent, “the few will decide for the many” again, ...

Excessive drinking” includes binge drinking, heavy drinking, drinking while pregnant, and underage drinking, according to the ...

Plus: A proposal to ease housing banishment laws and the Army Corps drops plans for a toxic sludge dump in Calumet Harbor.

The highest concentrations of undocumented immigrants in Midwest states are in cities with "sanctuary" policies.

Turnout will matter, which is why Illinois Democrats have for weeks been traveling by bus each weekend to knock on doors. And ...

Concerned about the future of American democracy? The vibrant elections in Chicago’s suburbs should encourage you.

In a predominantly Black area of Chicago, police can now directly file gun charges without a prosecutor’s approval. The new ...

Evanston voters overwhelmingly passed a referendum intended to cover growing deficits projected into the mid-2020s for ...