Public school educators got some of what they wanted in the new state budget, but McLean County superintendents say there are ...

The ban was supposed to take effect on July 1, but lawmakers voted with strong bipartisan majorities Sunday morning to pass ...

Lawmakers in Illinois have delayed a ban on swipe fees until July 2026 as bankers are locked in a court battle over the ban, ...

WGLT spoke to state Rep. Sharon Chung, a Democrat from Bloomington, about what got done and what didn't this spring.

Illinois lawmakers passed a Medicaid omnibus bill that extends coverage to noncitizens with pending applications for asylum ...

Spending plan raises over $1B in revenue; income, sales taxes not affected Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois ...

Wonder how many Lake County lawmakers actually read this document that received little public review and was hastily adopted ...

The State of Illinois has announced a historic $500 million investment in site readiness, marking the largest such investment ...

As the state of Illinois prepares to eliminate a statewide tax on groceries, the city of Chicago could join dozens of suburbs ...

The mayor of Chicago has followed the lead of some Illinois state lawmakers by connecting state and local budget challenges ...

SPRINGFIELD, IL Following the passage of Governor JB Pritzker’s seventh consecutive balanced budget, the State of Illinois ...

State lawmakers last year approved ending the statewide 1 percent grocery tax in 2026. Municipalities now have the power to ...