Gov. JB Pritzker began his third campaign for governor last week, but much of the buzz around his 2026 campaign announcement ...

The FY26 budget cuts tens of millions of dollars of funding to housing programs, including the governor’s signature program ...

As they stare down federal funding losses they cannot possibly make up for, lawmakers are applying their energy to attacking Republicans while waiting to see what the full impact will be.

Numbers compiled by the independent Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability show FY25 concluded with $54 ...

Josh Shapiro’s presidential ambitions and his poor chemistry with Kamala Harris were factors keeping him off the Democratic ...

The sun is out, the lake is glistening, the strawberries are bright red and summer-sweet. Golfers and anglers are busy, cyclists are on the move, brats are on the barbecue.

Christian Mitchell has had strong detractors ever since Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle elevated the young Black man out of obscurity and backed him for the Illinois House in 2012.

Before the parade, Stratton spoke with Evanston Now and said that despite the “disgusting display” in Washington on Thursday, ...

Christian Mitchell has had strong detractors ever since Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle elevated the young Black ...

I yield my column to the commencement speeches from Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and from the iconic actor and comedian Jim Carrey. I do so with no allegiance to a political party or to no great ...

The legislation extends Trump’s 2017 multitrillion-dollar tax cuts and cuts Medicaid and food stamps by $1.2 trillion. It ...

Immigration advocates say the holiday brings complicated emotions this year more than ever. Immigrants want to celebrate the ...