The “Clean Slate” Act, which could have sealed thousands and potentially millions of nonviolent criminal records in Illinois, had bipartisan support but failed to pass in the final flurry of ...

The Illinois Clean Slate Act, which would automatically seal criminal records of nonviolent felons, failed to pass the ...

In addition to passing a $55 billion state budget, the Illinois General Assembly passed and punted on various legislation ...

Will Jones III is the director of community engagement and outreach for Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM). He is a third ...

The Missing Persons Identification Act requires law enforcement to report immediately when they learn of a missing person and ...

The bill’s passage comes a year after APM Reports revealed that dozens of hospitals violated the 49-year-old law.

The wild cards during this legislative session are ... Senate Bill 2033, the Immigration Safe Zones Act, would create a sensitive location policy in Illinois that keeps ICE agents from accessing ...

Illinois lawmakers from both parties on Tuesday were quick to condemn the actions of the “ComEd ... Michael Madigan in exchange for favorable legislation. “How many indictments is too many?

The report notes that the lack of regulation of hemp means there is no oversight of ingredients, potency or marketing to kids ...

U.S. District Judge John Blakey handed down the sentence Friday, four months after the former Illinois House speaker was ...