State Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado, D-Chicago, introduced House Bill 3778. The amended Metropolitan Mobility Act would consolidate ...

With Illinois lawmakers back in Springfield, Chalkbeat Chicago will keep a close eye on budget talks, school curriculum, and ...

Western Illinois University is looking for an upgrade to its Quad Cities campus. State Senate Bill 1308, introduced by State ...

I support President Trump in many ways,” state Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) said, “but I don’t think he understands that this just signals that the corruption in Illinois is just accepted, rather than it ...

Illinois farmers could take a big economic hit from China’s retaliatory tariffs and the freeze on USAID’s programs. Illinois ...

Too many people can't afford the high out-of-pocket costs for mental health care. A proposal in the Legislature aims to fix that by getting mental health care professionals reimbursed adequately, two ...

Blagojevich was convicted in 2011 on charges that included seeking to sell an appointment to then-President Barack Obama’s old Senate seat and trying to shake down a children’s hospital. Blagojevich ...

The death of the 18-year-old who was found dead along Illinois Route 78 was ruled a homicide following a coroner's inquest.

Trump's pardon of Blagojevich, who was convicted in 2011 on corruption charges that included attempting to sell former ...

The pardon was the latest overture between the president and the former governor, who is still known in Chicago simply as ...