The action made Illinois the 16th state to allow same-sex marriage, capping a 40-year push for gay rights that picked up major momentum during the previous decade. Want more vintage Chicago?

The country is facing a critical physician shortage, and Chicago and Illinois are at the epicenter of that,” Nealon said. According to the American Hospital Association , the U.S. will be short ...

Legislation to reform mass transit around Chicago passed the Illinois Senate 32-22 shortly late Saturday, but the measure — and its proposed $1.50 tax on food and package deliveries — never ...

Illinois lawmakers consider overhauling Chicago area's mass transit system amid budget crisis 02:37. Illinois state lawmakers spent hours on Thursday debating a proposal to overhaul the state's ...

CHICAGO — Migrants across the city are leaving shelters in droves, their belongings stuffed in trash bags they load into Ubers or Lyfts, which they’ve often arranged themselves to head ...

New Illinois taxes on sports bets, tobacco and more in state budget Tax rate increases were included to raise more revenue as part of the budget process ...

Mere days before the end of the legislative session, Illinois state representatives filed a transit reform bill Wednesday that would alter the governing structure of the Chicago area public ...

Illinois lawmakers pass $55 billion state budget 01:18. Meantime, Chicagoans also have been keeping an eye on additional state funding for the area's mass transit systems.. Transit officials have ...

Illinois legislators approved a bill to prevent police from ticketing and fining school students for misbehavior at school, ending a widespread practice.

The ramp from I-88 westbound to Illinois 83 southbound in Chicago's western suburbs is expected to be closed for several days after being damaged by a crash involving a commercial vehicle.

After five years of legal recreational cannabis, Illinois has 260 operational retail shops and another 103 entrepreneurs with “conditional licenses” won via permit lottery — meaning there ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A new tax led by state Senate Democrats would help save the Chicago and Collar County transit fiscal cliff that could cause the loss of thousands of jobs. The tax ...