A new law taking effect Jan. 1 gives the Illinois Emergency Management Agency more authority. Senate Bill 3434 amended the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, authorizing IEMA and the agency’s ...

Encouraging participation in democratic processes will do more for public safety than disenfranchising people ever will.

"Donald Trump is a convicted felon, an adjudicated rapist and a congenital liar," Pritzker said during a speech in June.

Illinois employers are bracing for minimum-wage hikes, which may lead to more job cuts around the state. Illinois’ minimum ...

Tom Homan, set to become President-elect Donald Trump’s ‘border czar,’ had a blunt message for Illinois leaders opposed to the administration’s plans for massive deportation efforts.

Jan. 1 will be a good day in Illinois for minimum-wage workers, crime victims and child actors — and a not-so-good one for ...

The Peoria Park District was selected to receive a $600,000 state grant to improve Peoria's Markwoodlands Park. See what's in ...

Hundreds of new laws will hit the books in Illinois on New Year’s Day, and more than a dozen could have impacts on the health and well-being of residents.

(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he has some more announcements on the economic front soon as the state continues to have a more sluggish economy than the rest of the nation.

Avina Clean Hydrogen Inc. will build an $820 million sustainable aviation fuel facility in southern Illinois, in the latest ...

Oswego Democratic State Representative Stephanie Kifowit wants to remind people about the new laws set to take effect as of ...