A group of Republican lawmakers filed a lawsuit this week that seeks to nullify legislation they say would indelibly alter ...

Illinois Senate President Don Harmon has vowed to appeal the case alleging he broke a state election law designed to rein in ...

Republican lawmakers in Illinois filed a lawsuit, arguing that the Democratic Majority passed a special interest proposal unconstitutionally.

In February, a jury convicted Madigan, 83, of bribery conspiracy, wire fraud and other crimes. He was sentenced Friday to 7.5 ...

The daughter-in-law of a former U.S. congresswoman is running in the Democratic primary to succeed retiring Sen. Dick Durbin ...

Republican Illinois Senate members are suing their Democratic peers over the last-minute rush to OK a $55 billion state ...

Amid the waning hours of its spring legislative session, the Illinois General Assembly passed a bill which, if the governor ...

Illinois state Rep. Lindsay LaPointe touts the universal mental health bill now headed to the desk of Gov. JB Pritzker as a ...

Many new lawmakers come to government with big dreams but often find they have little power. This is how several first-time ...

A bill awaiting Gov. JB Pritzker's signature marked a rare instance in which Democrats and Republicans largely agreed on a ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has asked for an investigation into a suburban Chicago police department for ...