Illinois lawmakers have introduced bills that would end the practice of ticketing students for municipal code violations.

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi on Wednesday announced the total value of properties in Chicago topped $50.8 billion in 2024 ...

If this and a complementary bill from last year pass, single-family zoning will effectively disappear in municipalities across Illinois.

The first effort, in 2022, stalled amid concerns that the wording would prohibit law enforcement from intervening in serious matters. A new version closes that loophole.

Springfield lawmakers will hash out a plan to move solar and wind projects forward after sluggish growth for clean power in Illinois and a recent rise in coal and natural gas demand.

More than a dozen people were interested in becoming the Ward 1 alderman in Springfield, including 12 people being ...

Legislators and medical policy advocates revealed the proposal at a press conference Wednesday at the capitol in Springfield.

Heading into budget season, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker faces several converging challenges, including a projected deficit over ...

If the student is caught vaping, what benefit to the student is there to have the student get a ticket? The benefit is ...

Though Joens explored many professions over the course of his career, his love for Illinois history has been at the heart of ...

With Gov. JB Pritzker still weighing whether to seek a third term, the firmer foundation he’s laid for Illinois’ historically shaky finances faces a major stress test from ballooning deficit ...