Illinois legislature

The legislation is aimed at taking guns from those accused of domestic violence.

His spokesman says it was an “oversight” that Harmon’s campaign funds took the money after the Oak Park Democrat voted to ban contributions from red-light camera operators.

The bill sets up a framework to let these employees join a union, but those affected are still seeking changes.

Lawmakers have been away from Springfield since May but they’re coming back for two weeks. What do they do? Why is their schedule like this?

Lawmakers said hundreds would be released thanks to the Joe Coleman Medical Release Act. But so far, just 52 have gotten out.

Lawmakers are devising the measure after WBEZ obtained footage of a Waukegan cop leading a 15-year-old to falsely confess to a shooting.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has traveled the state this week to tout the budget’s funding of his Smart Start initiative, a focal point of his 2024 budget aimed at improving access to preschool, increasing funding for child care providers and investing in early childhood facilities.

The longtime Chicago Democrat called her removal “petty,” noting no one filed a complaint against her.

CPCs are accused of deception — and steering patients away from abortions despite an Illinois law requiring facilities to refer patients for services they don’t provide themselves.

State Sen. Sally Turner, a former county clerk, said she’s not seen evidence of election fraud in Illinois, but she said some voters may feel disenfranchised.