Some Indiana lawmakers have taken steps to absorb the Illinois counties that have voted to leave the state. Last election, seven Illinois counties joined more than 20 others to greenlight a proposal ...

Former day care worker Melissa Calusinski has served 16 years of a 31-year prison sentence for a crime she insists she didn’t ...

Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Children’s Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative (CBHTI) are teaming up to make ...

A bill soon heading to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk would direct foster care officials to prioritize placing children with ...

Melissa Calusinski has been behind bars in Illinois for 16 years in a case plagued by allegations of evidence manipulation, coerced confession and flawed medical opinions.

COVID-19 money was supposed to go to one-time expenses, not to adding positions and programs that would continue long after ...

CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - For the past three months, the judge presiding over former Illinois House Speaker ...

As Donald Trump prepares to reclaim the White House, promising mass deportations of illegal immigrants, state lawmakers are ...

A controversial bill aimed at tightening restrictions on hemp products in Illinois failed to gain traction in the state legislature, leaving the future of the industry in limbo.

Already 46 towns around Illinois have voted to impose a 1% grocery tax in 2026. Other Illinoisans will start to save 1% on ...

Electric trucks are few and far between, but Illinois will be experiencing an uptick in these freight carriers because of 14 new electric truck charging hubs.

After nearly three months, more than 60 witnesses and a surprising turn on the stand from the defendant himself, the evidence ...