Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) wants to give police another tool to move forward with charging suspects in violent crimes even if the state's attorney declines to do so.
Former Republican Congressional candidate Jeanne Ives has demanded a retraction from WBBM and WGN for what she called "slanderous" reporting of a story about her involvement in the Glen Ellyn D41 mask protest.
Soon there will be more housing for people with developmental disabilities or mental health disorders in West Chicago now that construction has started on an apartment building designed specifically to cater to their needs.
Students could soon be able to use college savings accounts on more educational expenses or job-training programs tax-free now that a bill has passed the Illinois Senate Financial Institutions Committee.
Legislators in Illinois are considering legislation that would modernize the state's physician assistant (PA) laws and get rid of current "bureaucratic requirements."
It's been a full calendar year since the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools for in-person learning in Illinois, and while hospitalizations have dropped and more people are getting vaccinated, many schools remain shuttered.