The proposed division would be charged with the administration of a paid family and medical leave insurance program under the direction of a deputy director.

Two Democratic leaders in the Illinois Senate openly expressed their disagreement this week about Gov. JB Pritzker’s proposal to allow community colleges to offer four-year bachelor’s degree programs ...

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton was endorsed by Sen. Tammy Duckworth in the primary to succeed the retiring Democratic Sen ...

Duckworth’s endorsement of Stratton follows Durbin's retirement announcement last week after nearly 30 years in the Senate.

Senate Bill 1563, known as the Squatter Bill, advanced out of the House committee, and is headed to the full Illinois House for approval. It's a major step toward cracking down on squatting, and the ...

While the Illinois Senate seat is likely to stay in Democratic hands given the state's leftward tilt, Durbin is the fourth ...

The Illinois Senate unanimously passed a bill Thursday to give landowners and farmers more flexibility to hunt deer on their ...

Bill would ban styrofoam containers Beginning in 2030, polystyrene foam disposable food containers would be banned in ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is backing Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton in what's expected to be a crowded field to succeed Sen. Dick ...

Democrats shouldn't have much trouble holding the Illinois Senate race next year, as the state is solidly blue, having backed Harris by double digits last year due to the party's strength in ...

CHICAGO — Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Senate Democrat and his party’s top leader on the Judiciary Committee, announced Wednesday that he won’t seek a sixth term in 2026.

Sen. Dick Durbin’s (D-Ill.) decision to not seek a sixth term in the Senate is expected to tee up a spirited Democratic ...