Some Indiana lawmakers have taken steps to absorb the Illinois counties that have voted to leave the state. Last election, seven Illinois counties joined more than 20 others to greenlight a proposal ...

Melissa Calusinski, an Illinois daycare worker convicted of killing a 16-month-old in 2009 when she was 22 years old, insists ...

Central Illinois legislators are restarting an effort to protect the Mahomet Aquifer. Last year, Governor J.B. Pritzker ...

A bill soon heading to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk would direct foster care officials to prioritize placing children with ...

Many in the hemp industry said not everyone in the hemp space uses deceitful and dangerous practices, and that Gov. J.B.

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, rejected a bill proposed by Indiana Republicans that would explore the possibility of Illinois counties seceding and joining Indiana, calling it “a stunt” ...

Brink’s vote to parole these convicted murderers and release them back into society completely disregarded the court’s ...

Already 46 towns around Illinois have voted to impose a 1% grocery tax in 2026. Other Illinoisans will start to save 1% on ...

The Illinois State Board of Education approved a nearly $11.4 billion budget request this week for the upcoming fiscal year, ...

Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States and some Rockford groups offer insight on what to ...

State’s attorneys in Illinois’ 15 largest counties largely comply with the 2015 law ... except St. Clair, Madison and Will counties.