A new primate habitat was unveiled at Brookfield Zoo Thursday, which will include four outdoor habitats for western lowland ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. ( WGN) – As the “big, beautiful bill” heads to President Donald Trump’s desk, Illinois leaders reacted ...

As of July 1, Illinois taxpayers are funding the largest budget in state history.

“Even when confronted with a massive budget hole, Governor Pritzker still signed into a law yet another record spending bill.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s inner circle worked with outside lobbyists who were not registered to lobby on behalf of the city in the Illinois General Assembly, a practice his office defended after ...

Illinois continues to dither on regulating intoxicating synthetic hemp gummies and the like. Our politicians should be ashamed.

The speaker of the Illinois House says state lawmakers still have time to fund public transit. Regional transit agencies are ...

Get used to it: The blow for blow, tit for tat is an example of the extent that politics has permeated every level of government. And with Pritzker a possible 2028 presidential candidate punching at ...

Pritzker, a possible 2028 presidential candidate, used Monday’s budget signing ceremony in Chicago as an opportunity to draw ... is truly balanced with no gimmicks,” House Speaker Chris Welch, ...

ICE ACTION: As the Trump administration escalated actions by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in California, Gov. JB Pritzker and other Democratic leaders denounced the ...

Illinois Senate President Don Harmon tried to pass legislation that would have wiped clean a potential multimillion-dollar election fine in pending case.

CHICAGO, June 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Speaker of the Illinois House Emanuel "Chris" Welch is bringing back his annual "Equality & Pride 365" Pride Month event featuring legendary entertainers from ...