Illinois may be know as the Land of Lincoln, but the attractions it offers for kids and families go beyond the 16th president ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivered his annual State of the State address in Springfield Wednesday, warning of challenges ahead and presenting his budget proposal for the new fiscal year.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is expected to endorse “screen-free schools” during his combined State of the State and budget ...

Editor's note: The following is Gov. J.B. Pritzker's 2025 address, as prepared for delivery Wednesday and distributed by the ...

Gov. JB Pritzker delivered a combined State of the State and Budget Address to a joint session of the General Assembly on ...

Governor Pritzker unveiled his seventh balanced budget proposal he budget centered around strong fiscal responsibility, ...

Nationally, the test positivity rate for the week ending on February 8, was 4.8 percent, according to the CDC's most recent update on its COVID Data Tracker.

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As the legislative budget process gets under way, Sen. Syverson says his focus will remain on the citizens of Illinois, and he will continue to work with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to make ...

Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker unveiled his 2026 budget proposal on Wednesday and asked lawmakers to continue investments in ...

Too many Illinois students are not ... State lawmakers had a chance to help low-income students by renewing the Invest in Kids Act, a scholarship program that helped children attend private ...