Students and teachers will soon return to classrooms carrying books, making new friends, and starting another year — ready to learn. Along with students, new laws are implemented each year concerning ...

This frustrating scenario has ignited a discussion on necessary reforms, particularly with bipartisan support emerging for new legislation known as the "Squatter's Bill." If passed, this bill would ...

While mid-decade redistricting is not without precedent, redrawing legislative boundary lines — both state and federal — ...

Illinois has passed a law to add rewilding as a conservation strategy for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, which could help balance ecosystems, reduce flooding, and save the state ...

Thirty-seven days late and counting, a two-year fiscal spending plan for North Carolina remains elusive while first-term ...

By: Ben Szalinski Capitol News Illinois       A new law signed by Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday will make it easier for police to remove squatters who are illegally staying at a residence.      ...

Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed into law 124 of the 436 bills sent to him by lawmakers in the spring legislative session.

The Justice Department is ramping up an effort to get election data from the states. According to an Associated Press tally, ...

Marcia and Carlton Lee’s month‑long property nightmare on Chicago’s South Side is finally over. The couple have reclaimed ...

A Caseyville woman says her home life is under attack by an abandoned property that’s owned by the village itself.

There is some good news for a Chicago couple who said an alleged squatter moved into their property and would not leave.