Illinois

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker defended the number of dying and disabled prisoners released under a landmark law that went into effect early last year at a news conference last week.

Tim Mapes, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's chief of staff, was convicted of lying to a grand jury investigating Madigan and his inner circle.

During Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair Thursday, state party leaders sought a message of unity ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed into law a measure that overhauls the state’s mandatory supervised release program, formerly known as parole. It aims to give former inmates a better chance to succeed outside of prison.

A report from Illinois Humanities finds the groups it funds lost $24 million in revenue during the pandemic, but also developed creative ways to adapt and meet community needs.

Illinois has paid out millions in pension payments to ex-lawmakers who have admitted criminal wrongdoing or are awaiting trial.

Darren Bailey continued hammering away at Gov. JB Pritzker over issues including crime, education and state spending while Pritzker continued to cast Bailey as a conservative extremist who criticizes the state but has no plan for how to solve any problems.

Revenues continue to grow as professional sports maintain schedules and betting options increase.

In the past, residents needed to submit an application for a mail-in ballot for each individual election, but now they avoid that by filing an application for permanent vote-by-mail status with their local election authority.

There isn’t a specific path for the state’s vision of zeroing out carbon emissions by 2050 and ensuring areas overburdened by past pollution fully benefit from the growing green economy.