Illinois House lawmakers file almost 1,800 new bills only 2 weeks into legislative session
Notable bills include legalizing psilocybin, creating a new alternative to incarceration and banning single-use plastic and ...
Wing It On expands Illinois footprint with 2 new locations
Chicken-wing chain Wing It On will open two new Illinois locations in the first half of this year, including one in suburban ...
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‘Suspicion doesn’t cut it’: Madigan attorney urges jury to ‘see the man, not the myth’
As former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s defense lawyers began their closing arguments last week, attorney Dan ...
Federal funding freeze for Mass. and other states is ‘devastating,’ Gov. Healey says
"This is one of the reasons why states have got to get to court and take on Donald Trump," Gov. Maura Healey said Tuesday.
Madigan attorney calls indictment ‘a worthless piece of paper’
Closing arguments by defense attorneys are expected to finish Tuesday at the corruption trial of former Illinois House ...
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Dave Joens grew up reading about Illinois history. Now, he retires after 20 years preserving it as state archivist
Dave Joens has led the Illinois State Archives, the government agency tasked with preserving official government documents ...
If Chicago Cubs Land Bregman, This Former Stanford Star May be on the Trade Block
The Chicago Cubs have already made two big trades with the Houston Astros, bringing in outfielder Kyle Tucker and righty reliever Ryan Pressly in separate trade ...
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Prosecutor says ex-speaker should’ve heeded ‘wrong way’ signs, but instead pursued profit
Federal prosecutors neared the end of closing arguments in the trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, accusing the longtime Democratic powerbroker of using Chicago Alderman Danny ...
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Madigan attorney urges acquittal, accusing feds of ‘shoving misshapen puzzle pieces together’
In dramatic closing arguments, Madigan's defense counters the federal "puzzle piece" narrative of corruption and bribery.
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Defense closing arguments begin in Mike Madigan federal corruption trial
Madigan's defense attorney Dan Collins, when he began his own closing arguments Friday afternoon, rebutted that the ...
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University of Illinois raises tuition at all campuses
The University of Illinois Board of Trustees voted this week to raise the base tuition rate at all three campuses. The rate ...