Illinois unveils plans to celebrate 250 years of American independence The programs will seek to highlight local histories and celebrate Illinois’s achievements.

As artificial intelligence accelerates automation across industries, policymakers are grappling with the economic consequences.

State Superintendent Tony Sanders announces extending the timeline for the public to comment on new state accountability ...

The requests included continued funding of the statutory $350 million increase in the Evidence-Based Funding formula, or EBF.

Stratton, who launched her campaign to replace outgoing Sen. Dick Durbin in April, is also benefiting from contributions from ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker will face one challenger in the 2026 Primary Election, after the state's candidate filing deadline passed Monday. Pritzker, a Democrat, will go up ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Democracy is alive and well in Illinois as candidates file the required petitions to qualify for the 2026 primary election in March. To be first meant lining up before dawn in Cook ...

Gov. JB Pritzker accused the president of using troops for political gain. Members of the Texas National Guard have arrived in Illinois, according to sources familiar with their whereabouts and video ...

The Trump administration plans to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker said Saturday. Pritzker said the guard received word from the Pentagon in the ...

(The Center Square) – Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar died Sunday at the age of 79. Edgar, a Republican, served as governor from 1991 to 1999. He also served as Illinois secretary of state from 1981 to ...

A Republican representative filed a bill that would impeach Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. The bill cites violence in language Pritzker has used. Democrats are likely to halt the efforts when they return ...

Tributes are pouring in after former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar died Sunday at the age of 79. Edgar, who served as Illinois’ governor for two terms in the 1990s, is being remembered as a statesman who ...