Several prongs of Gov. JB Pritzker’s legislative agenda began to move this week.Those include youth social media protections, a ban on cell phones in classrooms and allowing some community colleges to offer four-year degrees.

Legislation to establish a prescription drug affordability board passed its first legislative hurdle in committee Tuesday though changes are forthcoming.

Midwestern governors, including Illinois’ JB Pritzker, are seeking a permanent solution to being able to use the ethanol blend E15 gasoline that’s cheaper but some say more polluting at a time when gasoline prices are rising.

Cook County state’s attorney calls demand ‘baseless,’ claims effort would backfire

Bill gives state authority to regulate homeowners and auto insurance premiums

The board members listened to several speakers who urged a delay to further explore the proposal and to wait for potential new rules that could be enacted at the state level.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative justices on Monday appeared skeptical of the validity of mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day.

Trump told reporters Monday that he had been briefed on Sheridan Gorman’s killing, arguing that the fatal shooting showed there was a need for ramped up immigration enforcement efforts. The suspected gunman, Jose G. Medina, remained hospitalized for tuberculosis.

The Illinois Department of Public Health still heavily regulates and warns against consumption of raw milk due to it causing illnesses, including a recent outbreak of Campylobacter infection.

Questions raised about whether district acted quickly enough in light of a 2009 suspension, more recent tips of misconduct

Commission calls the order an ‘important first step’ but initiates proceedings to dig deeper

Lyndsay Prather, 43, of New Berlin has been under investigation for nearly a year.