State Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, faces 10 counts of wire fraud, making a false statement to the FBI and conspiracy to obstruct justice, while her husband, Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons, faces ...

Article Summary The U.S. Department of Justice sent letters to top election officials in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., ...

Article Summary An employee of the Illinois Department of Corrections has pleaded guilty to falsifying her husband’s overtime and holiday ...

Article Summary Illinois American Water, the state’s largest private water utility, is seeking a $142 million rate increase, which would ...

Article Summary JB Pritzker signed a landmark bill regulating large artificial intelligence developers on Monday, adding new reporting requirements for ...

Article Summary Grayson is seeking release from prison under Illinois’ Joe Coleman Act. He was diagnosed with colon cancer in ...

State Rep. Harry Benton announced his resignation Friday, days after House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch called for it, citing an investigation by the legislative inspector general that Welch said ...

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch called for embattled Rep. Harry Benton to resign and promised to initiate expulsion proceedings against the Plainfield Democrat if he doesn’t. Welch’s ...

Republican Darren Bailey’s campaign for governor is embracing images made with artificial intelligence in social media posts. The images, which have a cartoon-like look in most cases, often depict Gov ...

Fourteen new laws will go into effect in Illinois on July 1. A pandemic-era law allowing cocktails to be delivered or picked up will become permanent. JB Pritzker’s new Department of Early Childhood ...

A developer has withdrawn, for now, a rezoning request for a large-scale data center in Hoffman Estates, a Chicago suburb, amid growing opposition from area residents. Village staff worked with the ...