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

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

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 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 ...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Alleged actions that led to the resignation of state Rep. Harry Benton have been described by House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch as “outrageous, unethical, and unbecoming of a ...

MOORE’S SUMMARY: Don Tracy admits that he’s “the underdog in the race” to succeed retiring Sen. Dick Durbin. But the Republican nominee believes he has a better shot than anyone at defeating ...

The Medill Illinois News Bureau provides local news outlets with coverage of the state legislature and government agencies. Working in partnership with Capitol News Illinois, Medill graduate and ...

Gracie Kwon is a graduate student at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, specializing in Media Management & Leadership with a concentration in Data Journalism. She currently serves ...

Article Summary As of July 1, the state’s definition of cyberbullying was expanded to include AI-generated digital replicas, forcing districts ...