Illinois Legislature

“It’s all trial and error right now,” said Greg Bernal, a two-year resident of Phoenix Towers in Bloomington.

State Sen. Tom Bennett of Gibson City says the state's plan to add a new tax on sportsbooks and increase taxes on gaming is the wrong approach to balancing Illinois' books.

A question about whether abortion protections should be codified will not make it onto this year’s general election ballot.

Restaurant workers depend largely on tips. They don’t get a full minimum wage. A bill in Springfield would change that.

High-cost consumer loans with interest as high as 200% have plummeted since a state law passed in March 2021 put a ceiling on interest rates at 36%.

Some newly introduced legislation seeks to expand insurance coverage or offer incentives for fertility care in Illinois.

Unions representing teachers, laborers and police officers are spending big bucks to try primarying southern Illinois Republicans.

A bill filed on Thursday would allow qualified individuals, not medical professionals, to self-administer a medication to end their lives. There is of course opposition to such measures, specifically from the Catholic and evangelical communities.

The five additives, including red dye No. 3, would be banned from retail sales of foods and beverages in Illinois by 2027.

A new study says a bill currently under consideration in Springfield would cost $1 billion and reduce child poverty by 7.6%.