Article Summary Illinois has long had some of the most rigorous proficiency standards in the nation for student performance. The ...

Article Summary No Republican candidates have publicly announced they’re running for three statewide offices and just two have announced plans ...

Article Summary A caseworker for an Illinois foster child who later died had orders of protection filed against her by ...

The measures signed Friday affect Chicago public employee pensions, carbon sequestration near underground drinking water, AI regulation and more. This summary was written by the reporters and editors ...

Article Summary Texas Democrats fled to Illinois Sunday night in an effort to block a vote to bolster the state’s ...

SPRINGFIELD — State officials ushered in the start of the Illinois State Fair on Wednesday with the annual unveiling of the butter cow.

Forty Illinois local news entities operating 120 outlets are receiving $4 million in state tax credits under a new law ...

Small clinics and hospitals are drowning in denied and delayed claims from Illinois Medicaid managed care organizations. To cope, some ...

Article Summary Jay Doherty, a longtime lobbyist and consultant for electric utility Commonwealth Edison, has been sentenced to a year ...

Article Summary Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is calling on Illinois lawmakers to pass legislation banning auto insurance companies from ...

Article Summary Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and other Democratic attorneys general are suing the Trump administration over policies to ...