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

2004: Democrat Barack Obama was elected to the U.S. Senate. In defeating Republican Alan Keyes by the largest margin ever in ...

The Illinois Senate passed a bill that will allow medical assistance in dying. It passed the MAiD bill Thursday night with a ...

The Illinois General Assembly passed a compromise bill to fund public transportation, including CTA, Metra and Pace, with the ...

Emanuel "Chris" Welch, a Hillside Democrat, said lawmakers gave the Regional Transportation Authority power to raise the ...

Right now, Illinois is facing a transit fiscal cliff. By 2027, the CTA, Metra and Pace are projected to face a combined $834 ...

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

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 Senate failed its 13th vote today, causing the government shutdown to continue. Here's how Illinois lawmakers voted on ...

The Illinois State Senate passed a bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide in the state. The legislation (SB 1950 ), ...

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