Illinois’ Democrats were able to successfully pass a $55.2 billion budget plan for fiscal year 2026, which was introduced less than 48 hours before the session concluded.

The 11-year-old seal named "Georgie" gave birth on Feb. 17 to a nearly 35-pound male pup at the Brookfield Zoo. He's gained 15 pounds in his first week on his mother's extremely rich milk, and has ...

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois — Illinois lawmakers are debating legislation that could seal the criminal records of up to 3 million residents who have served their sentences for non-violent offenses ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The Illinois Clean Slate Act, currently under consideration in the General Assembly, would create an automated system to seal or expunge eligible criminal records ...

BROOKFIELD, Ill. — A grey seal found stranded and blind more than a decade ago on an island in Maine has given birth at a Chicago-area zoo and is now “a very attentive mother" to her newborn ...

Brookfield, Ill. — A blind seal at a zoo in Brookfield, Illinois, gave birth to her first pup earlier this month. The male pup was 35 pounds when he was born, WBBM reported. 11-year-old mother ...

Illinois head coach John Groce is getting very involved in his team’s offseason training regimen and that included jumping into a raft filled with ice water on Monday. The men’s and women’s basketball ...

A grey seal found stranded and blind more than a decade ago on an island in Maine has given birth at a Chicago-area zoo and is now “a very attentive mother" to her newborn, zoo officials said ...