The “Clean Slate” Act, which could have sealed thousands and potentially millions of nonviolent criminal records in Illinois, ...

The University of Illinois Board of Trustees has hired a new chancellor to oversee its flagship campus, as well as the vice ...

A bill passed in this year’s legislative session would rewrite the definition of a “forcible felony” to allow Illinois State ...

Heading into the end of the legislative session, consumer advocates, renewable energy industry groups and environmental ...

Illinois’ legislative session concluded without passage of a Native American K-12 school mascot ban, but another issue sought ...

Minutes before the clock hit midnight and the calendar flipped to June 1, the Illinois Senate advanced a much-watched ...

PONTIAC, Ill. (WMBD) — The Pontiac Police Department is investigating after two men were found dead in a home on Thursday.

A bill that would lift long-standing restrictions on small poultry farmers in Illinois, reducing red tape and transforming ...

Illinois lawmakers have decided to delay a ban on “swipe fees” for another year as bankers are locked in a court battle with ...

Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late ...