The budget proposal, revealed a day before a key deadline to pass it, includes more than $1 billion in tax increases — but ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Illinois financial year 2026 budget bill was released Friday with a total of $55 billion in ...

As Illinois faces a population decline, some cities like Champaign are experiencing growth, while others, such as Springfield ...

On the second-to-last day of the spring legislative session, Illinois lawmakers have finally proposed a new bill outlining ...

WGN Political Analyst Paul Lisnek joined WGN Evening News to discuss several stories from the week. House Democrats demand ...

The last-minute budget push in Springfield could also bring a last-minute change to the way the Chicago Public Schools Board ...

The Safe Gun Storage Act would require owners to keep firearms in a locked box wherever they know “or reasonably should know” ...

Legislation that would allow terminally ill people to end their lives with the help of a doctor was passed by the Illinois ...

Despite a long process of negotiation, several important groups still oppose the bills, including representatives of ...

Criminal justice reform advocates say legislation to seal criminal records for certain nonviolent crimes, which passed Friday ...

Here are some free local concerts happening this summer. And don't forget every day of the Illinois State Fair from Aug. 7 to ...

Illinois lawmakers have introduced a bill to restructure Chicago area transit agencies — but the bill does not address the ...