The Latest Breaking News from Illinois

We urge the governor and lawmakers to approve the Illinois Board of Higher Education’s recommended budget.

CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed into a law a measure that loosens restrictions for people with past felony convictions who want to legally change their names.

Quinn chooses Garcia over Mayor Lori Lightfoot, whom he supported in 2019, and Paul Vallas, whom Quinn chose as his running mate in 2014.

Amendment 1 to the Illinois Constitution, approved by referendum in November, was promoted as guaranteeing basic fairness for all workers. But it does something else — by prohibiting any new laws that might impinge on worker collective bargaining, Amendment 1 disempowers future elected officials from changing how government operates. Illinois…

A new report from a civic group offers a plan that includes a 10-year income tax surcharge to shore up underfunded pensions. State legislators should take action.

Marijuana sales boomed across Missouri in the first weekend it was legal for recreational use in the state.

Forty-eight states have oversight of car insurer’s rate hikes and prohibit that type of discrimination — but Illinois is not one of them. House Bill 2203 could change that.

Here’s your opportunity if you would like a chance to become a CPO for Illinois.

The day Illinois taxes retirement is the day seniors will just pack up and move to a low-tax Republican state.