Article Summary State lawmakers worked behind the scenes for weeks to craft a package to respond to the federal immigration ...

The 2025 school report card is the first one based on a new grading system that uses lower cut scores for proficiency in English language arts and math. State officials say the old system unfairly ...

Article Summary An energy policy package incentivizing battery storage passed the General Assembly with only Democratic support and will likely ...

Article Summary A new transit funding bill expected to be filed in Springfield Thursday night raises $1.5 billion for public ...

Article Summary JB Pritzker argued the Trump administration’s claim that federal immigration officers are targeting the “worst of the worst” ...

Article Summary JB Pritzker signed an executive order allocating $20 million to state food banks and food pantries in preparation ...

Article Summary A House panel passed a Tier 2 pension reform Wednesday, but only after promising to hold further action ...

Article Summary House lawmakers passed a sweeping energy reform bill along party lines Wednesday evening. The bill would create new ...

Article Summary U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino was set to appear in front of a federal judge ...

Article Summary Illinois 9th Congressional District Democratic candidate Kat Abughazaleh is among six people indicted for “impeding” a federal immigration ...

This story originally ran in the Illinois Times and was republished with permission. By DEAN OLSEN ILLINOIS TIMES ...

Article Summary JB Pritzker spoke out against multiple proposed new revenue sources to fund public transportation, including a tax on ...