SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced this week he has joined yet another multistate lawsuit against ...

Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the Illinois State Capitol Wednesday to protest President Donald Trump’s ...

CHICAGO – Former Democratic Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, ...

A new bill introduced into the Illinois General Assembly aims to give taxpayers a more transparent voice when local ...

Madigan found guilty of bribery conspiracy in corruption case; jury deadlocks on charges involving co-defendant McClain.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- An Illinois woman who says she recently ... Le "told her friends that she climbed a wall to reach the Capitol building, that she was pepper-sprayed, and that another individual ...

The governor hopes to launch the program for 20,000 students by the next school year, a tight deadline for the state to meet.

SPRINGFIELD - Fans of Abraham Lincoln lore can now look at a historic ledger at the downtown Springfield site where the ...

State Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) issued a public statement in response to the guilty verdicts announced Feb. 12 in the ...

Follow the latest coverage as President Donald Trump participates in the National Prayer Breakfast. Updates as the Senate ...

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