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The Illinois General Assembly’s typical end-of-May rush is headed for an acrimonious conclusion after Democrats published their long-awaited proposed...
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Illinois’ economy was humming along last winter, a few years removed from the state’s two-year budget impasse in which Illinois’ unpaid bill backlog...
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Americans have responded to drug addiction in a number of different ways in recent decades. The War on Drugs of the 1980s and 90s spawned mass...
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Elmhurst resident Nicole Virgil got into home gardening after researching the industrial food process and watching documentaries like “Food Inc.” But...
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State lawmakers this week will kick off the once-in-a-decade process to reshape how Illinois’ legislative and congressional maps are drawn.
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A state representative wants to ban violent video games. He says they contribute to increased carjacking in Chicago. It’s far from the first time state...
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In his first weeks in office, President Joe Biden rolled back multiple federal policies that negatively affected LGBTQ+ people under former president…
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Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan’s vacated 22nd District House seat has a new occupant — the second replacement in four days — after Madigan...
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This story has been updated to reflect Kodatt's resignation effective Wednesday morning. Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's handpicked...
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Former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan announced he is resigning as chairman of the state Democratic Party, a post he has held since 1998.The…