Gov. JB Pritzker will present his eighth budget on Wednesday and outline a plan to deal with limited revenue growth and significant uncertainty over the future of federal funding for the state.

The Middle Fork River Forest Preserve in Champaign County is Illinois’ only International Dark Sky Place as judged by Dark Sky International. Other dark sky viewing is available across the state for ...

JB Pritzker said he hasn’t seen video of a Jan. 4 police shooting that left an unarmed woman dead after a traffic stop in a vehicle that was reported stolen. The St. Clair County state’s attorney ...

Illinoisans can now renew their driver’s license and state ID cards at the grocery store. The Illinois Secretary of State’s office unveiled this week 15 “DMV kiosks” at Mariano’s, Jewel-Osco and other ...

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois K-12 schools may soon be required to pick new mascots to replace those that reference Native American names and imagery. That would include logos, team names and mascots which ...

Article Summary Clair County State’s Attorney James Gomric has declined to file criminal charges in the officer-involved shooting of Rachel ...

Article Summary Darren Bailey’s campaign is getting behind stalled Statehouse legislation that would make nongovernmental organizations that receive at least ...

Five Democrats are running to succeed Susana Mendoza as comptroller, and four tried to set themselves apart on budgeting and experience at a candidate forum in Chicago on Tuesday. Lake County ...

Article Summary House Republicans filed a petition to create a special investigating committee into Rep. Carol Ammons’ conduct that led ...

Article Summary An Illinois State Police trooper shot Rachel Tarrence in East St. Louis on Jan. 4, three days before ...