The state’s 29 municipalities with at least 5,000 people are set to ask voters for nearly $275 million in capital projects — a leap from $60 million last year — in a collective wish list heavy with ...

With Illinois lawmakers back in Springfield, Chalkbeat Chicago will keep a close eye on budget talks, school curriculum, and ...

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul faces a tough budget battle as his office leads multiple lawsuits against the Trump ...

Attorney General Andrea Campbell and nearly two dozen of her peers sued the Trump administration and federal health care agencies Monday, alleging that they unlawfully moved to cut crucial federal ...

One of the biggest debates in Springfield — how to keep mass transit from running out of money — is finally starting to take shape.

Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina on Monday used a nearly hour-long speech on the U.S. House floor to accuse her ex-fiancé of ...

House Bill 4144, also known as Karina’s Law, clarifies that local law enforcement must temporarily remove guns from a person ...

It originated during the first Trump administration after state elected officials and business leaders – including Pritzker – ...

2007: U.S. Sen. Barack Obama announced his candidacy for the presidency outside the Old State Capitol in Springfield, which ...

Some state lawmakers question whether Ohio's financial health should depend on the sale of cigarettes, marijuana and sports ...

GOP attacks on diversity and inclusion are not attempts at "fiscal responsibility," U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-7th District ...

Coming to the fore soon are a series of significant financial questions, questions whose answers will determine not only ...