Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch (D-Westchester) was at Chicago's Union Station Thursday morning to tout a successful legislative session that ended with a transit funding bill.

U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia confirms he won’t seek reelection days after the Illinois Democrat backed a quiet effort to get his chief of staff on the March primary ballot as his replacement.

The bill means “riders can expect safer, faster, and more accessible service, with renewed commitments to equity and mobility for people with disabilities,” the nonprofit Active Transportation Alliance said in a statement. The group also expects new policies to encourage walkable development around transit stations.

Illinois man faces federal charges after posting Instagram videos calling for Trump's execution, sparking Secret Service investigation into interstate threats.

The reform, approved by the Illinois General Assembly and championed by Giannoulias and state Sen. Elgie Sims, raises the state’s minimum funding level from $7.50 to $17.50 per capita and broadens eligibility from 17 libraries serving 77,000 residents to 108 libraries serving more than 700,000 statewide.

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers passed two-dozen bills during their annual fall veto session that ended Friday, Oct. 31, including a measure that will empower the state’s Department of Public Health to issue vaccine guidelines amid federal uncertainty.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker credited Democratic successes in Tuesday’s elections across the country to candidates’ focus on affordability and voters pushing back on Republican President

About 200 Texas troops were still in Illinois as of Tuesday, as the Trump administration fights in court to dispatch them onto the streets of Chicago.

The Trump administration said SNAP benefits will be partially paid in November. Here's what that means for Illinois.

A new congressional report released on Thursday revealed Illinois residents could pay hundreds more for their power bill this year compared to just a year ago.