"Nothing dangerous has, thank God, happened here, but we hear about it on an almost daily basis, happening around the world,” ...

A snowstorm this week is predicted to bring around at least four inches of snow to a sizable part of Illinois. Here's what to ...

Behind-the-scenes staff acrimony mirrors public tension betwee Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.

Financial services companies in Illinois are fighting a landmark state law on credit card fees in court and in Springfield as ...

If this and a complementary bill from last year pass, single-family zoning will effectively disappear in municipalities ...

State Senator Steve McClure (R-Springfield) and State Representative C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-Murrayville) have introduced ...

Illinois lawmakers have introduced bills that would end the practice of ticketing students for municipal code violations.

Power move: Republicans have little weight in Springfield, but their walkout grated on Democrats who accused them of shirking their jobs to represent constituents.

A new bill aims to provide more efficient and reliable transit and dodge a fiscal crisis, write the Illinois AFL-CIO and ...

More than a dozen people were interested in becoming the Ward 1 alderman in Springfield, including 12 people being ...

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