U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly introduced articles of impeachment against the Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, regarding self-dealing for personal benefit and obstruction of Congress. Kelly said Noem used her position to guide a federal contract to a firm operated by a friend

New legislation aims to increase transparency and safeguard victims in inmate releases

Brenda Stewart, a farm owner in Pembroke Township, received grant funding through the state. She told Capitol News Illinois she is most worried about the people who depend on her farm and the grant program to eat healthy

A pair of health care programs that benefit noncitizens far outstripped its original estimated price tag and cost the state of Illinois $1.6 billion through last summer, according to a new audit of the programs

Gov. JB Pritzker accused the Trump administration this week of continuing to withhold almost $1.9 billion from Illinois state agencies, nonprofits and small businesses

Gov. JB Pritzker will propose a statewide ban on cellphones in classroom during his combined State of the State/Budget address

Valentine's Day is the final day Illinoisans can vote on whether they want a new state flag.

Among multiple schemes, Madigan was accused of using his influence to pass legislation favorable to utility companies that doled out kickbacks, jobs and contracts to his loyalists

Organizations that provide tutoring, recreation and other after-school programs are calling on Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois State Board of Education to release $50 million that was included in this year’s budget to fund those programs