In a speech that was as short in length as it was on details, Gov. J.B. Pritzker last week outlined a tight budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year that begins July 1.

The bedsheet ballot appears in this week’s Sunday edition of the. For digital readers, we have provided the bedsheet ballot here.

Donation Options Search Search Search Illinois Sen. Emil Jones III walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse last April. The South Side Democrat faces two challengers in a March 17 primary election.

As enrollments drop at so-called directional universities, lawmakers are pushing a revised higher ed funding plan this spring despite University of Illinois opposition.

Courtney Carson did not want to go to the Decatur church that November day in 1999 when the Rev. Jesse Jackson came to town for a rally. To ...

Here's where the candidates for Illinois' 17th Congressional District seat stand on various issues, and what projects they ...

Months ahead of the midterm elections, Congress could pass legislation that would enact new, strict identification ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was found guilty of conspiracy, bribery and wire fraud and sentenced to 7 ½ ...

Early voting is underway in Central Illinois ahead of the March 17 primary election, with turnout remaining modest so far in ...

The Supreme Court term that began in October was once again dominated by President Trump’s boundary-pushing policies. The ...

American Priorities is targeting 12 progressive races across the country and “spending significantly” on Congressional primaries in North Carolina and Texas.

Dozens of municipalities across the Chicago area have referenda and propositions on the ballot in the 2026 Illinois primary, giving voters the opportunity to weigh in on local priorities.