After a deadly tornado in Edwardsville, Illinois mandates tornado shelters in warehouses to enhance worker safety.

Illinois considers the KIND Act to prioritize placing foster children with relatives, aiming to improve care and stability.

Illinois lawmakers propose reducing barriers to name changes to protect abuse survivors and transgender individuals.

Amalia Hout-Marchand is a student in the Medill Illinois News Bureau, a program at the Medill School of Journalism that provides local news outlets with state legislature and government coverage.

Illinois' minimum wage increases to $15 on Jan. 1, completing a six-year transition under a 2019 law aimed at economic equity.

Illinois utilities are set to invest more than a billion dollars into upgrading the state’s electric distribution grid, resulting in higher rates for customers around the state. The Illinois Commerce ...

CHICAGO – Before jurors in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s trial departed the Dirksen Federal Courthouse for a two-week break on Thursday, they heard glowing testimony from the ...

SPRINGFIELD — Changes that would make Illinois pension systems compliant with Social Security by improving benefits for government employees hired since 2011 could be on the table when lawmakers ...

Nearly 300 new Illinois laws take effect in 2025, including digital IDs, salary transparency, and health insurance reforms.