The polarizing legislation that narrowly passed the Illinois General Assembly would allow adults diagnosed with six months or ...

Illinois could soon join a handful of other states in allowing medically-assisted suicide. The bill is now on Gov. JB ...

The seat currently held by retiring United States Sen. Dick Durbin’s (D-Ill.) is up for grabs next fall, and 22 candidates — ...

The federal judge in Illinois who ordered federal agents to limit aggressive tactics against protesters is known for her ...

The Illinois General Assembly has passed a bill allowing medically assisted death for terminally ill patients, which is now ...

Illinois House and Senate leaders are touting legislation they say will protect people from federal immigration enforcement, ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday said he was still deciding whether he’d sign legislation that would permit doctors to ...

The Northern Illinois University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will welcome Illinois Senate Minority Leader John Curran as the next guest of the “Rebuilding Democracy” lecture series at ...

The Illinois House rejected a bill that would have given the state Department of Insurance authority to regulate homeowners’ insurance rates.

Packed fields for Chicago-area congressional races also are shaping up, though ballot challenges will cull the list over the ...

Just two candidates are vying for the 9th District seat State Sen. Laura Fine (D-Glenview) will soon leave vacant for her ...

Lawmakers have passed a bill to strengthen Illinois’ ability to make its own vaccine guidelines — legislation that follows ...