Despite Illinois experiencing job growth in some sectors, it remains one of the states with the highest unemployment rates.

The Old Chain of Rocks Bridge on June 19, 2025. It opened to traffic in 1929 and was rerouted in 1936 to carry Route 66 over ...

Illinois General Assembly this session, but only a small fraction passed both houses. Of those, 86% were introduced by ...

In the heart of Springfield, Illinois, where Lincoln’s legacy looms large and state politics buzz in the background, there’s a Victorian mansion that’s been transformed into something magical – a ...

The Democratic contest for an Illinois Senate seat is shaping up as a test of the political power of Gov. JB Pritzker over a primary field of candidates who enter the race with deep animosity for ...

After the House’s approval, Illinois now waits for the Senate’s vote on the Restaurant Reservation Anti-Piracy Act as California, Nevada, and Florida consider similar policies.

The National Weather Service (NWS) is warning of tornadoes, strong wind and hail as large as baseballs across 12 states on Friday. Why It Matters Severe storms are expected to hit a large swath of ...

The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday moved to challenge a law recently enacted in Democratic-led Illinois that seeks to encourage greater diversity in the nonprofit sector by requiring ...

Communities across a large part of Illinois will likely experience heavy snow, ice and blizzard conditions as a major winter storm pummels this Midwest this weekend.

Illinois’ 17th Congressional District. (Capitol News Illinois illustration, Created with Datawrapper, base map copyright OpenStreetMap) SPRINGFIELD – With less than three weeks remaining before voting ...