The bill was introduced last year after a state senator found that a student in his district was allowed to stay in class after sexually assaulting another student.

Illinois state Rep. Chris Miller says he speaks from painful experience when it comes to the subject of the state’s long struggling job market. “I'm a small business owner myself and I know that because of the Biden,

The Republican leader of the Illinois House and five Illinois voters have filed a lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court to throw out the legislative district map drawn in 2021.

Dave Joens has led the Illinois State Archives, the government agency tasked with preserving official government documents with historic value. Now, though, Joens is retiring from the post to pursue another passion: writing history books.

Legislation introduced by Illinois Senate Republicans looks to require local authorities to work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials and undo the state’s TRUST Act.

A measure introduced in Springfield would require corporations seeking to do business in Illinois to pay reparations if the company had any ties to slavery.

Notable bills include legalizing psilocybin, creating a new alternative to incarceration and banning single-use plastic and paper bags.

The lawsuit comes after House Republicans failed to gain seats in the two election cycles since a new map was drawn in 2021 following the census and implemented for the 2022 election. Republicans lost five seats in 2022 and failed to win any back in 2024, leaving House Democrats with 78 members in the 118-member House.

As ComEd’s lead external lobbyist for years, McClain took Madigan’s job recommendations and referred them to leaders at the utility for consideration. McClain’s attorney Pat Cotter characterized the efforts as merely “favors” in closing arguments this week, which are allowed in the practice of lobbying.

George Levin, 63, was found dead by his sister late Sunday in the basement of a home in the 7300 block of West Talcott Avenue, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s

As ComEd’s lead external lobbyist for years, McClain took Madigan’s job recommendations and referred them to leaders at the utility for consideration. McClain’s attorney Pat Cotter characterized the efforts as merely “favors” in closing arguments this week, which are allowed in the practice of lobbying.

A new bill is looking to change the way Illinois handles state contracts. Under the new legislation, any organization entering a contract with the state