"Chicago: I’m in!" 15th Ward Ald. Raymond Lopez tweeted early Wednesday to announce his candidacy for mayor in 2023.
Any pension a lawmaker gets in retirement would be suspended if they’re indicted or charged with a felony related to their service.
State Rep. Carol Ammons (D) said she worried the devices will be misused, expressing concern over anti-Black bias.
Gov: "What we’re trying to do, of course, is to encourage people to do the right thing to keep their students safe ... by being vaccinated."
Ghost guns can be made with a 3-D printer and an at-home kit.
KONKOL COLUMN: The DGA's attacks on Black Republican candidate Richard Irvin sound like the stuff politicians who wear MAGA hats would say.
State marijuana regulators "unconstitutionally discriminated" against aspiring pot shop operators from out of state, according to a lawsuit.
Patch is conducting a survey to gauge the level of enthusiasm of Illinois voters and what issues are of most importance to them.
The Chicago Moves program, which needs City Council approval, also would dole out $50 transit cards to 100,000 riders starting in May.
The city last hosted the convention in 1996.
KONKOL COLUMN: Indicted Former House Speaker's personal campaign fund never topped $3.4 million before Gov. Pritzker came along.
Lee became the first Asian American woman on the City Council in a 45-0 vote. She must run to keep her seat in 2023.
The Champaign Federation of Teachers union filed a 10-day intent to strike Friday.
For the past five years, Illinois has been in the top 10 for states residents are fleeing.
"Illinois parents have far too often faced the additional obstacles of a system that is inefficient, confusing, and difficult," governor sai
Chinatown native Nicole Lee would replace felonious former 11th Ward Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson, the grandson and nephew of Chicago mayors.
The state awarded $4 million in health worker grants this week.
The state ranks 25th in the country in employment recovery.
Both the Illinois House and Senate return Tuesday with a scheduled adjournment of April 8.
Illinois is cutting pension assets tied to Russian companies and contracts.
But it depends on who you are and how much you earn.
A new law could accelerate the process for out-of-state clinicians applying for licensure in Illinois.
The Pritzker administration plans new application rules for the next 55 cannabis dispensary licenses while 185 others are held up in court.
Gun purchases leveled off in January and February in Illinois, but increased crime continues to drive sales.
KONKOL COLUMN: Pritzker's proposed changes to legal weed application process as election nears seen as a "mea culpa" on a failed system.
The names and resumes of applicants who submitted complete applications for the role of 11th ward Alderman are hyperlinked here. The lis ...
More than 30 veterans at the facility died of the virus in late 2020.
The cleanup continues at the scene of a massive oil spill into Cahokia Creek near Edwardsville.
The "Too Young to Test" Act would eliminate the development and funding of the testing.
Ward bosses sent a letter to Mayor Lightfoot arguing that firing workers over the mandate presents "clear and present danger" to the city.
Senate Bill 2976 would increase the amount of product wineries can self-distribute in Illinois without using a wholesaler.
Illinois-based Caterpillar is joining the mass exodus of businesses leaving Russia after its recent invasion of Ukraine.
Illinoisans currently pay the second-highest taxes on gas in the country
KONKOL COLUMN: Try as he might, Gov. Pritzker can't erase his administration's cozy relationship with indicted former House Speaker Madigan.
With crime continuing to rise and ridership declining, city officials on Wednesday announced plans to boost patrols on busses and trains.
Cullerton resigned from the legislature two weeks ago and admitted he improperly took more than $240,000 from the Teamsters labor union.
KONKOL COLUMN: The CTU battle against the end of mask mandates defies public health guidance as union leaders face election challenges.
The ban would include cigarettes, e-cigarettes and chewing tobacco.
Mask rules, gas prices and more top the news across Illinois Tuesday.
How soon will gas hit $5 per gallon in Illinois?