Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's attorneys argued that even if the powerful Southside Democrat had used "dirty tricks" in a 2016 elect…

A financial watchdog gave the city of Chicago a failing grade for its finances in a report that highlights the city's growing debt load.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker's decision to cancel the performance of a country band at the DuQuoin State Fair has put Illinois politics in the spotlight.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the state's largest capital spending plan into law Friday at a ceremony in Springfield along with legislation to sig…

A group of Republican lawmakers called out party leaders for backing a measure to double the state's gas tax and hike vehicle registration fee…

Bishop Thomas Paprocki said Thursday that the Diocese of Springfield would not allow House Speaker Michael Madigan or Senate President John Cu…

A Joliet worker who wants to kick the Teamsters out of her workplace is taking her complaint to the National Labor Relations Board after a reg…

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has issued disaster declarations in 34 counties and activated the Illinois National Guard to help as heavy rains continue t…

Illinois voters will decide at the ballot box in November 2020 if the state will change its existing flat income tax to a progressive tax that…

Promising to address corruption, violence, education and the city's finances, Lori Lightfoot was sworn in to office Monday, becoming the first…