Illinois

Illinois lawmakers offered sharply different reactions following Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s latest budget and State of the State address.

Illinois is set to receive $52.8 million in federal funding to modernize roughly six miles of Illinois Route 9.

As new federal work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) take effect this month.

Illinois Senate Democrats are advancing a new slate of tax proposals targeting digital advertising, billionaires, and large corporations.

California and Illinois have joined the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network despite the United States withdrawing from the entity.

Illinois lawmakers are advancing legislation to ensure families adopting children from the state’s foster care system receive complete information about a child’s history before the adoption is finalized.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced that he has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security, as well as Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, due to their "unlawful" actions.

As of January 1, 2025, Illinois has officially banned the sale and distribution of compact fluorescent light bulbs under a new law signed by Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

Illinois’ program to award more state contracts to businesses owned by minorities and women is in sharp decline, despite millions spent to expand it.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed a bill limiting the activities of federal immigration agents.