SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Governor JB Pritzker is set to sign the 2026 budget into law Monday morning. State lawmakers passed the record-setting $55 billion plan two weeks ago. It includes ...

The James Beard Awards were held at the Lyric Opera of Chicago Monday, with restauranters, chefs and featured guests coming ...

The budget was hastily passed in the last two days of the legislative session in an effort to meet a June 1 deadline.

The West Loop Japanese bar Kumiko won Outstanding Bar, the first Chicago spot to grab an award at the 2025 James Beard Awards ...

President Donald Trump ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to intensify their deportation efforts in ...

President Donald Trump blasted Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday calling him, "probably the worst in the country." ...

It wasn’t immediately clear if the Michigan officials’ names were featured in a potential target list or simply mentioned in ...

Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday signed his seventh state budget, balanced as he promised with cuts, taxes and one-time revenue boosts but leaving for future months the battle over one major spending issue, ...

Gov. JB Pritzker says he is not one of the people on a list of politicians that law enforcement discovered after arresting ...

An Illinois lawmaker said she hopes the horrific tragedy will lead to increased safety measures for public officials and first responders.

The temperature of the country’s political climate runs hot, with protests and acts of violence breaking out across the country.

You know it’s a bad budget when it’s based on nearly $1 billion in tax increases and enhancements,” a Republican lawmaker said.