The Illinois Clean Slate Act, which would automatically seal criminal records of nonviolent felons, failed to pass the ...

Illinois’ gambling industry could be set for a boost if House Bill 3080 and Senate Bill 1963 are successful in their attempts ...

The former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was sentenced on June 13, on federal corruption charges. He was also given ...

New legislation aiming to help solve missing persons cases is headed to Gov. JB Pritzker's desk for final approval.

The Missing Persons Identification Act requires law enforcement to report immediately when they learn of a missing person and ...

A bill that seeks to control the rising cost of prescription drugs while also offering financial help for many small, ...

Illinois lawmakers filed more than 7,500 bills this spring session, and 615 of them crossed the finish line. While most bills ...

Multiple Eastern Illinois Republican lawmakers filed a lawsuit against Senate President Don Harmon and House Speaker Emanuel ...

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ legislative session concluded without passage of a Native American K-12 school mascot ban, but ...

When state Rep. Terra Costa Howard began her efforts to pass new legislation that would reform Illinois’ homeschooling system ...