Gov. JB Pritzker signed his seventh annual budget, balanced as promised with spending cuts, taxes and one-time revenue boosts ...

“Our identity has been frozen in time, and it’s going to stay frozen in time as long as we’re portrayed as mascots and things of the past,” said Matt Beaudet, a citizen of the Montauk Tribe of Indians ...

The $55.1 billion state spending plan signed into law Monday by Pritzker marked one of the toughest budget seasons of his ...

Gov. JB Pritzker signed the largest budget in state history Monday, balanced with tax hikes and one-time revenues. But there’s also spending cuts and freezes.

Ald. Michael Rodriguez scraps vote on city of Chicago ordinance that would have raised the pay of drivers who use the ...

If you want to explore attractions in Illinois that are not in the Windy City, we've got some spectacular gems for you. You ...

The sentence, which also includes three years’ probation after his prison term and a $2.5 million fine, follows a jury’s ...

In the Springfield metro area, about 9,600 Black people and 13,390 white people were living in poverty in 2023, according to the five-year ACS data. In the city of Springfield, about 9,000 Blacks ...

More than 2,100 "No Kings" rallies took place on Saturday across the country. See pictures from some of the protests in Illinois.

Transit agencies in northern Illinois are facing a $771 million annual combined budget gap — and lawmakers did not pass funding reform legislation by a May 31 deadline.

Chicago, be sentenced to 12.5 years in prison and pay a maximum fine of $2.5 million. Defense attorneys said Madigan should ...