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 ...

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 ...

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