Emanuel "Chris" Welch, a Hillside Democrat, said lawmakers gave the Regional Transportation Authority power to raise the ...

The The Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA) Act comes as the RTA faced a budget gap of more than $200 million. State lawmakers approved new funding for public transportation agencies without ...

Gov. JB Pritzker has said he will sign the bill, which aims to increase grid reliability and lower electricity prices.

With the annual veto session in Springfield drawing to a close on Thursday, Illinois lawmakers are racing to figure out how ...

SPRINGFIELD — After weeks of verbally condemning the aggressive federal immigration crackdown in the Chicago region, Illinois ...

House congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh is among six people who have been federally indicted on account of allegedly ...

With time running short in the Illinois General Assembly’s fall veto session, Democratic lawmakers proposed new taxes on many ...

The Illinois Power Agency, which manages Illinois’ electricity market and oversees renewable energy procurement in the state, ...

The Illinois House of Representatives passed a bill on Oct. 29 that would help build 3 GW of utility-scale battery storage in ...

State lawmakers approved formally banning federal agents from arresting people near courthouses and allowing lawsuits if ...

During a Friday news conference at City Hall, U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley said federal immigration agents have "blatantly violated the rights of Chicagoans since they arrived in our city." ...

Illinois Dem candidate Kat Abughazaleh walked off an interview after being asked about federal charges she is facing related ...