Many conscientious Illinois residents likely avoid littering due to its negative effects on the environment, but when is ...

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 ...

Illinois lawmakers filed more than 7,500 bills this spring session, and 615 of them crossed the finish line. While most bills ...

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

Illinois members of congress are reacting after former Illinois speaker of the house, Michael Madigan, was sentenced to 7.5 ...

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

Under the proposed Illinois legislation, death certificates would show the terminal illness as the cause of death, not ...

Illinois’ latest budget misses the mark in several key areas, according to one independent nonprofit fiscal analyst. State ...

Illinois’ gambling industry could be set for a boost if House Bill 3080 and Senate Bill 1963 are successful in their attempts ...

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

In February, a jury convicted Madigan, 83, of bribery conspiracy, wire fraud and other crimes. He was sentenced Friday to 7.5 ...