Public school educators got some of what they wanted in the new state budget, but McLean County superintendents say there are ...

Illinois retailers are pushing back on Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's call to reinstate a 1% grocery tax in Chicago.

The ban was supposed to take effect on July 1, but lawmakers voted with strong bipartisan majorities Sunday morning to pass ...

Lawmakers in Illinois have delayed a ban on swipe fees until July 2026 as bankers are locked in a court battle over the ban, ...

Illinois lawmakers passed a Medicaid omnibus bill that extends coverage to noncitizens with pending applications for asylum ...

Wonder how many Lake County lawmakers actually read this document that received little public review and was hastily adopted ...

The mayor of Chicago has followed the lead of some Illinois state lawmakers by connecting state and local budget challenges ...

SPRINGFIELD, IL Following the passage of Governor JB Pritzker’s seventh consecutive balanced budget, the State of Illinois ...

State lawmakers last year approved ending the statewide 1 percent grocery tax in 2026. Municipalities now have the power to ...

The government would slash funding to states that have expanded Medicaid and provide coverage to immigrants who are on ...

Most men, nearly all women and every single professor would consider Bret Bielema’s $7.7 million salary for the 2025-26 ...

Budget talks took up most of the political bandwidth in the waning hours of the legislative session, leaving the big transit ...