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

Nearly four months after they were first called to Chicago’s federal courthouse, jurors have begun deliberating in the most ...

The Republican leader of the Illinois House and five Illinois voters have filed a lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court to ...

The original call for artists, or otherwise, to submit their suggested designs saw more than 5,000 entries pour in with the ...

Some state lawmakers and unions want to "sweeten" pension benefits to the point of costing taxpayers $80 billion by 2045, to ...

The Illinois State Police is asking drivers to avoid a five-mile stretch of Interstate 155 on Thursday, saying there has been ...

At least two people died in two separate crashes on I-57 in Chicago's south suburbs, Illinois State Police said.

Illinois has become the latest state to propose a Bitcoin reserve, joining a growing list of states advancing similar bills.

CHICAGO — Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has directed prosecutors to seek prison sentences in every felony case involving machine gun-type weapons, according to a new policy ...

The federal civil rights complaints alleged First Amendment violations and retaliation. The Department of Corrections did not ...

Illinois state Rep. Chris Miller says he speaks from painful experience when it comes to the subject of the state’s long ...

As ComEd’s lead external lobbyist for years, McClain took Madigan’s job recommendations and referred them to leaders at the ...