The budget sent to Pritzker included a 5% pay raise for state lawmakers, to $98,304. State law sets the pay for legislators ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Governor JB Pritzker is set to sign the 2026 budget into law Monday morning. State lawmakers passed the record-setting $55 billion plan two weeks ago. It includes ...

The budget was hastily passed in the last two days of the legislative session in an effort to meet a June 1 deadline.

The West Loop Japanese bar Kumiko won Outstanding Bar, the first Chicago spot to grab an award at the 2025 James Beard Awards ...

President Donald Trump blasted Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday calling him, "probably the worst in the country." ...

Gov. JB Pritzker signed his seventh annual budget, balanced as promised with spending cuts, taxes and one-time revenue boosts ...

Gov. JB Pritzker says he is not one of the people on a list of politicians that law enforcement discovered after arresting ...

Mifepristone—a drug used in medical abortion has come under threat by the Trump administration in recent months. The widely ...

An Illinois lawmaker said she hopes the horrific tragedy will lead to increased safety measures for public officials and first responders.

The Governor’s office announced Monday that JB Pritzker signed a variety of bills, ranging from an expedited FOID card ...

The temperature of the country’s political climate runs hot, with protests and acts of violence breaking out across the country.

You know it’s a bad budget when it’s based on nearly $1 billion in tax increases and enhancements,” a Republican lawmaker said.