If the legislation is approved, the Illinois Board of Elections would need to have the rules in place by January 1, 2024.
Please find press releases announcing various measures introduced to the Chicago City Council today. Below is a list of the releases hyp ...
KONKOL COLUMN: Unchecked political spending — and $33 million in lost pay — giving Chicago Teachers Union challengers "wind at our backs."
Illinois is one of 13 states that still require masks on school children. Parents are looking to block mask requirements at some schools.
Agreement gives paid administrative leave for vaccinated employees and restores sick leave for vaccinated employees.
House continues probe into allegations that U.S. Rep. Marie Newman offered a staff job to an opponent if he dropped out of the primary.
New report released by Truth in Accounting
Data from the Illinois Department of Health shows more than 9,600 women came here in 2020 as reproductive rights laws got tougher elsewhere.
"They're not just numbers. These are people and their families and these losses forever change the lives of families and communities."
The state has seen a historic rise in crime this year.
A Cook County judge has dismissed a civil lawsuit against ComEd over the bribery scandal that was revealed by federal investigators in 2020.
CHICAGO - Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) President Dorval Carter Jr., joined by Senator Dick Durbin, Repres ...
Illinois’ attorney general continues to crack down on pop-up COVID-19 testing facilities.
The latest construction project is on the new Houbolt Road Bridge and interchange in Joliet.
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot today announced, a South Chicago record store, an Austin supermarket and a Greater Grand Crossing museum are amo ...
According to the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents, 90 percent of the state's schools are experiencing staffing shortages.
“Manufacturers are encouraging employees and family members to get vaccinated,” Illinois Manufacturers’ Association CEO Mark Denzler said.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is set to deliver an update on COVID-19 from Chicago this afternoon.
Mayor Lightfoot will be traveling to Washington D.C. later today to attend the U.S. Conference of Mayor's 90th Annual Winter Meeting. Du ...
KONKOL COLUMN: Gov. Pritzker said state can't intermingle federal COVID-19 cash for testing with Chicago funding. That's not true, feds say.
The case revolves around the Safe Roads Act, which requires governments to use transportation funds solely on transportation work.
The "Digital Fair Repair Act," was introduced last year to help farmers acquire the parts they need for repairs.
"I'm certainly not going to get in any trouble at this stage of the game," Burke said in a secretly recorded conversation.
The inspector general’s office reviewed thousands of emails as part of its probe, and conducted three dozen interviews with city employees.
The Cook County unemployment rate improved recently, according to the newest figures.
Driver services facilities across the state will remain closed through Jan. 24.
The funding will be paid out over five years and includes $274 million in fiscal year 2022 to repair to more than 2,300 bridges statewide.
Lawmakers don't plan to return to the capitol next week.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Biden administration's vaccine mandate on private sector businesses.
Thousands of student loans in Illinois will be canceled as part of an agreement announced Thursday.
Driver services facilities were scheduled to reopen next week but will be closed until Jan. 24 out of an abundance of caution amid surge.
The long-time Chicago radio host announced he will seek the office as an independent and vows to slash gas tax and to "leave people alone."
Students and staff who test positive must continue to wear a mask around others for five more days after returning to school.
As Illinois goes through another surge in COVID-19 cases, state officials are cutting the recommended quarantine time for schools.
The "On the Fence" campaign features 18 stories from Illinoisans who at first resisted the shot, but who have since been vaccinated.
The primary is set for June 28.
Watchdog report explains why Illinois residents may still be waiting for their 2020 tax returns, and what may be in store this tax season.
Because of COVID-19 outbreaks at some Illinois Department of Corrections facilities, the state has temporarily halted inmate intakes.
KONKOL COLUMN: CTU's Stacy Davis Gates continues to try to sell the in-person learning walkout as necessary. It wasn't.
Congressmen from Illinois are looking to give parents and students more school choices.