The holiday crime stats are a big improvement over 2024, when 100 people were shot and 19 were killed, and over 2023 when 73 ...

Two major Chicago Democrats have both shown interest in running for president, stirring questions about whether both should ...

When Illinois’ record revenues were matched up with its record spending, there wasn’t much left over but budget chump change.

A budget bill that will cut federal Medicaid spending by an estimated $1 trillion over 10 years has brought a warning from Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker that more than 330,000 Illinoisans will lose ...

Illinois lawmakers have so far achieved mixed results in reining in the burgeoning technology, a task that butts up against ...

President Trump’s new tax and spending package could spell the end of Medicaid coverage for 300,000 Illinois residents. That ...

Pritzker warns 330,000 Illinoisans could lose Medicaid under Trump’s budget plan Trump has said he wants to sign the bill by ...

At 38 years old, Christian Mitchell has been inside most corners of state government as a top advisor on political campaigns, state legislator, deputy governor and civic engagement leader at a major ...

Lawmakers pass a pension boost despite huge current debt.

Christian Mitchell joins JB Pritzker's 2026 ticket, citing shared goals, ethics reform, and affordability focus.