Three days before the Illinois legislature is scheduled to adjourn, Gov. JB Pritzker offered few details on the status of ...

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said Wednesday he will not sign a budget that includes broad tax hikes to fund new spending as lawmakers are in the final hours of budget negotiations.

Pritzker said he would specifically veto any budget that includes tax increases on individuals, corporations or the sales tax ...

J.B. Pritzker says he will veto a budget if it has broad tax increases that impact working families. Earlier in the day ...

The governor issued an executive order after the NIH announced plans to use the proposed database to discover a ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Illinois House Democrats passed a first-of-its-kind safe gun storage bill Wednesday night. The plan requires all guns to be put in a locked container if there are minors, at ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar was honored Wednesday at the Illinois State Library. Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias honored the legacy and impact of Edgar with the ...

Hoover and David Barksdale created the Gangster Disciples in the late 1960s, ruling as “King Larry” and “King David” until ...

A bill that includes new requirements for locked storage of weapons in homes with teenagers will now head to the desk of Governor JB Pritzker.

Illinois lawmakers are in the final days of negotiations over the fiscal 2026 budget. But growing uncertainty about revenue ...