The Illinois House on Monday approved a bill aimed at making it easier for relatives of children in state care to get licensed as foster parents and receive assistance. The measure, which passed ...

The BriefIllinois lawmakers are considering legislation to regulate Delta 8 and Delta 9 products, banning their sale in gas ...

After years of cuts, the agency’s budget has doubled since 2020. But its new director will face challenges due to policy ...

Illinois is among 15 states being given a $17 million grant from the federal government as part of a program aimed at ...

While Northeastern Illinois was under a winter weather advisory with lake effect snow expected Monday, Washington County in ...

Governor JB Pritzker released a list of 265 Senate and House bills he signed into law. Of them, 177 go into effect on January ...

Illinois job growth has been slow since October 2019, according to a November report by the Commission on Government ...

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is currently accepting applications for the 2025 DCFS Scholarship Program. Through the program, a minimum of 53 academic scholarships ...

Judge John Robert Blakey has reviewed jury instructions with federal prosecutors and defense attorneys at the corruption ...

John Cabello, R-Machesney Park. “It’s cutting off the nose and spiting the face.” Illinois government relied on a record-high $2.1 billion in gaming tax revenue in the fiscal year ending in ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Time to study up, Illinois. When the clock hits midnight on New Year’s Day, 293 new state laws will take ...

Hundreds of new laws will hit the books in Illinois on New Year’s Day, and more than a dozen could have impacts on the health and well-being of residents.