SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers returned to Springfield Tuesday for the first time since May following news earlier this ...

SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) - Illinois House Republicans believe voters sent Democrats a message at the ballot box, it’s time to ...

The Medical Debt Relief Pilot Program launched on July 1 – the start of the state’s 2025 fiscal year. Since then, it has ...

Illinois is at risk of getting in costly trouble with the federal government over its Tier 2 public employee retirement ...

More than 52,000 Illinois residents have been relieved of $72 million of medical debt under a state pilot program that ...

Early childhood intervention advocates are calling on the state to increase funding by $60 million to better support children ...

More than $72 million worth of debt has been forgiven as part of the governor's plan to ultimately cancel $1 billion in ...

Any property tax increase is unacceptable, and the City Council should not approve a budget that contains a property tax ...

Fourth-year public institutions announced freshman enrollment is growing, but the reports show the numbers are extremely different from 10 years ago.

Chicago area commuters may soon find the future of their Metra routes in jeopardy—as officials say the commuter rail system ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson has said he's willing to negotiate with the City Council on his proposed budget, but wouldn't commit to ...