The law requires extensive background checks before Illinois police agencies hire officers. It was named for Sonya Massey, who was shot and killed in her home near Springfield by a deputy who had a ...

SPRINGFIELD — As national Democrats continue looking for a message that will resonate with the American public enough to put them back in power, U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Tuesday ...

The bill is designed to make sure that Chicago police officers and firefighters earn pension benefits at the same level as downstate first responders.

Harlan is a Republican running in the 36th Illinois Senate District. He was critical of Texas Democrats fleeing to Illinois ...

Background records of police recruits in Illinois must be available to a prospective employer under a new law in response to ...

Gov. JB Pritzker touts redistricting in response to Texas, but his legislative allies cite no signs of movement on the issue in Springfield ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker compared President Trump's tactics to those of Nazis after he federalized the Washington, DC police ...

Explore the quantum shift in Chicago’s economy as it transforms the former U.S. Steel South Works site into a sustainable ...

The Chicago Bears are pushing for a law in Springfield that would help provide “property tax certainty,” but how would it ...

Pritzker’s defense of soft-on-crime policies won’t help him in 2028.

February elections in odd-numbered years are a gift to unions.

President Donald Trump’s suggestion he may send federal troops to Chicago, "which is a disaster," drew a sharp rebuke from Gov. JB Pritzker, who compared it to the Nazi rise in the 1930s.