Child welfare experts have long touted the benefits of foster children staying with kin. Advocates say those arrangements ...

Beginning New Year’s Day, Illinois workers making minimum wage will see wages rise by $1 and tipped workers will see their ...

The measure must clear the full Senate in the first week of January to reach Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk, otherwise it must go through the entire legislative process again after a new General Assembly ...

Changes that would make Illinois pension systems compliant with Social Security by improving benefits for government ...

With one in five Chicagoans facing food insecurity, residents are working to feed their own with grassroots efforts led by ...

The Illinois Commerce Commission on Thursday approved scaled-back plans submitted by Commonwealth Edison and Ameren Illinois, the electric utilities for northern and southern Illinois, respectively.

Ronnie Carrasquillo served nearly 47 years in prison before being released. A new documentary, “In Their Hands,” highlights his journey while raising questions about mass incarceration, the parole ...

Peter Hancock — Capitol News Illinois | Sean Keenehan | December 16, 2024 6:55 pm ...