In a surprise move, the former Illinois House Speaker decided to testify in his own defense in his corruption trial.

The rules for the 104th Illinois General Assembly are now in place despite House Republicans urging for changes to make ...

WTTW correspondent Amanda Vinicky rejoins Legal Face-Off for her annual breakdown of some of the new 2025 Illinois laws. Duke ...

What is shaping up to be the most challenging year of Gov. JB Pritzker’s tenure began in Springfield with an inauspicious ...

The Supreme Court on Friday seemed likely to uphold a law that would ban TikTok in the United States beginning Jan. 19 unless ...

Lawmakers this week passed a bill aimed at boosting the development of renewable energy generation, but its proponents said the final measure was a “skinny” version of what they had hoped to pass.

Mayor Brandon Johnson celebrated the reopening of the Roseland Mental Health Clinic on the Far South Side, Catholics marched in a Three Kings Day procession on the Northwest Side, and advocates ...

The lead sponsor of a measure to reduce the city's default speed limit to 25 mph will call the ordinance for a vote next week ...

An alleged arsonist was forced to strip off their pants after they caught fire during an attempt to set fire to a fast-food ...

Calling people "mentally ill" based on their sexual identity and referring to women as "household objects" will now be allowed in the context of political discussions on social media giant Meta's ...

Dec. 18, 2024 — Researchers studied oxygen treatment as a potential therapy to target specific cells linked to the development of cardiovascular and metabolic disorders like high blood pressure ...

A methane gas explosion caused a mine collapse in southwest Pakistan, trapping at least 12 miners. Rescue operations are ongoing in the Balochistan province with no rescues yet. The incident ...