The FAIR Act, HB3363, passed both houses of the Illinois legislature on May 31. Once signed, the act would create provisions to create the State Public Defender Commission by July 1, 2026, with the ...

Live Free Illinois, alongside families, faith leaders, and community advocates, held a rally Wednesday to ask Congressman ...

In Illinois, 1.9 million residents receive SNAP benefits, including more than 891,000 people in Cook County. Approximately ...

In the span of just a few weeks, state and federal lawmakers from across the U.S. have apparently decided it’s time to ...

With the passage of the Prescription Drug Affordability Act, a local pharmacist and state senator have differing opinions.

Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Prescription Drug Affordability Board Act into law, which would set price limits on drugs, ban ...

Politicians still have time to throw their hats into one of the rings, but here are the top candidates for several US House districts next year in Illinois.

If you ever wonder why the General Assembly never fixes Illinois’ property taxes, pension debt or other big issues – even ...

Illinois Gov. Jay Pritzker has signed a bill that will establish a broad new framework for pharmacy benefit manager ...

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Nikki Budzinski and Mike Bost have helped introduced the Better Outfitting Our Troops (BOOTS) Act to ensure all optional combat boots worn by the ...

The legislation, known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” would harm critical health and social safety net programs, ...

Pritzker also signed House Bill 3019, known as the Healthcare Protection Expansion Act. Among other things, it prohibits ...