State stories on Illinois
Prosecutors are requesting a new pretrial release hearing for a man charged with killing a woman at the Joliet Outlaws clubhouse. Prosecutors contend a judge refused to follow a provision of the SAFE-T Act when allowing the man's jail release.
One week after Gov. JB Pritzker signed an elections-related measure that his fellow Democrats quickly muscled through the General Assembly, Republicans sued over the new law
About 73 percent of Illinois’ Medicaid recipients remain on the rolls after the first redetermination cycle following the COVID-19 pandemic, while approximately 660,000 recipients have been disenrolled.
With two weeks left before the General Assembly’s spring session is set to adjourn, negotiations continue on a labor union-backed initiative that would allow Illinoisans to skip religious and political work meetings without reprimand.
Stateville Correctional Center could close as early as September under a plan laid out by Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration on Friday.
Barely a month after witnessing the solar eclipse, sky watchers stood awestruck at another cosmic show early Saturday.
The Illinois House gave final passage to a bill establishing a new cabinet-level state agency whose mission will be to provide a kind of one-stop shop for services focusing on early childhood development and education.
One of his lead lieutenants this week sent a letter to the head of the state’s agencies instructing them to identify $800 million in collective budget cuts if lawmakers don’t deliver on Pritzker’s tax requests.
State officials kicked off the private renovation of the building which once served as the state government’s Chicago headquarters. The James R. Thompson Center, as it was known under state ownership, was sold in 2022 to a development firm renovating the building for Google.
State officials kicked off the private renovation of the building that once served as the state government’s Chicago headquarters. The James R. Thompson Center, as it was known under state ownership, was sold in 2022 to a development firm renovating the building for Google.
As state lawmakers hold hearings targeting the role of pharmacy benefit managers – an influential arm in how the health insurance industry prices prescription drugs – multiple state agencies are considering how to better regulate the industry.
The problem facing many programs whose grant cycles are expiring is that in 2023, ISBE miscalculated how much money was available and made commitments to award more grants than the state could fund.
Archaeopteryx made its public debut Tuesday at the Field Museum in Chicago and will be on view until June 8. The field is preparing a permanent, immersive display that will open this fall.
Much of northern and eastern Illinois is under a severe weather warning, including a tornado watch until 9 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.