Members of the 104th General Assembly in Illinois are getting sworn in Wednesday. Senators gathered in their newly reopened ...

Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch wants to vet the state’s underfunded pensions through a budgetary lens as the legislature ...

In response to a proposal earlier this week to decriminalize sex work in Illinois, State Rep. Patrick Windhorst, R-Metropolis ...

In a surprising move, the leader of the Democrat-controlled Illinois House has chosen a downstate Republican to lead the ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan stepped down from the witness stand Tuesday after days of testifying in his own defense in his corruption trial. It is up to the jury ...

We want to be very attentive to these issues. We want to hear from the stakeholders. We want to get this right," says Speaker ...

Illinois lawmakers have passed "Karina's Bill," mandating gun confiscation from individuals with a protective order.

Charlie Meier (R-Highland) says the age should be lowered so Illinois high school students ... it would require at least 60 votes from House Democrats. However, Meier says while it would be ...

Indiana is considering putting out the welcome mat for neighboring Illinois counties wanting to leave the Land of Lincoln. A proposal being introduced in the Indiana House of Representatives would ...

Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch wants to vet the ... Welch, a Democrat who has led the state House of Representatives for four years, said the new panel will hone in on appropriations and ...