Flags in Illinois are flying at half-staff this week, and will continue to do so for several weeks, according to officials.

New laws go into effect in Illinois Jan. 1 that will put new restrictions on the state’s health insurance industry. Gov. J.B.

Jan. 1 will be a good day in Illinois for minimum-wage workers, crime victims and child actors — and a not-so-good one for ...

Encouraging participation in democratic processes will do more for public safety than disenfranchising people ever will.

Illinois employers are bracing for minimum-wage hikes, which may lead to more job cuts around the state. Illinois’ minimum ...

Former President Jimmy Carter, who served from 1977 to 1981 and became a prominent humanitarian after leaving office, passed ...

The Peoria Park District was selected to receive a $600,000 state grant to improve Peoria's Markwoodlands Park. See what's in ...

Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a new progressive tax rate for Illinois sportsbooks into law in 2024, a move that could have ...

Director Barry Houser and the Marching Illini left campus at 8:30 a.m. today en route to Orlando, Fla., where they’ll perform ...

J.B. Pritzker signed in February of 2019. In addition, the minimum wage for tipped workers is increasing from $8.40 per hour to $9. The youth minimum wage, for workers under age working fewer than ...

Hundreds of new laws will hit the books in Illinois on New Year’s Day, and more than a dozen could have impacts on the health and well-being of residents.