When seven counties in Illinois voted in November to explore secession from their state and separate from the influence of ...

The fate of one of the most powerful politicians in Illinois history is now in the hands of a jury. The latest: Closing ...

Madigan faces a 23-count indictment in federal court, charging him with racketeering conspiracy, bribery, wire fraud, and ...

Illinois advances a bill to create a state Bitcoin reserve, joining Arizona in a bold move toward crypto adoption.

The lawsuit comes after House Republicans failed to gain seats in the two election cycles since a new map was drawn in 2021 ...

A plan moving in the Illinois Senate could help more veterans have affordable housing without going through government red ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- 14-and-a-half weeks after the jury was first seated in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's federal bribery and racketeering trial, his fate, and that of his co-defendant ...

The Trump administration’s surprise federal funding freeze spurred discord and pushback in Illinois even as a judge ...

The top Republican in the Illinois House of Representatives sued to invalidate the chamber’s Democratic-approved district map ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's defense team are expected to continue their final presentation to the jury on ...

The vast majority of the ideas won’t make it to the desk of Gov. J.B. Pritzker or become law, but the list of proposals ...

Illinois and other states were shut out of the Medicaid system Tuesday. The White House confirmed the portal “outage,” but ...