State Senator Emil Jones III is accused of taking bribes from a red-light camera company in exchange for help with legislation in Springfield.

U.S. Senate confirmed former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee as Ambassador to Israel on April 8, 2025. The 53–46 vote, ...

A jury of five men and seven women saw secret FBI video and heard from a man who admitted bribing several local politicians ...

Illinois state election officials are accusing state Senate President Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) of violating campaign finance laws. State investigators claim that Harmon's campaign committee, Friends of ...

The Illinois Senate has passed legislation that outlaws cellphones in school classrooms.

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee (R) as President Trump’s ambassador to Israel. The upper chamber largely voted along party lines, with 53 in favor and 46 ...

Illinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin hasn't yet announced whether he will run for another term in 2026 -- but there's already new ...

The murder trial of a former Illinois sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey, an unarmed black woman, in her ...

State lawmakers are spending this spring’s legislative session debating how to solve a $771 million funding gap the Chicago ...

Illinois teachers unions want the state to fix tiered pension benefits this legislative session. What would a change mean?

The Illinois House has passed a bill that would allow people convicted of DUI to apply for restricted driving privileges, ...

(The Center Square) – Illinois drivers could be taxed by the mile under a pilot program being considered at the statehouse.