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Peoria’s mayor spent a part of this week in the nation’s capital, collaborating and learning with community leaders from across the country.

The Illinois lawmaker who says House Speaker Michael Madigan retaliated against her for statements about rooting out sexual harassment in the Capitol…

A Southern Illinois University official says the school is considering having a satellite office for its law school in downtown Springfield or…

Senate President John Cullerton is urging Gov. Bruce Rauner to propose a budget plan that's balanced.The Chicago Democrat told reporters at the state…

Illinois lawmakers will consider a measure that mandates legislators, their staff, and lobbyists complete yearly sexual harassment training.Kady McFadden…

The capitol building in Springfield was placed on lockdown around 1:30 Thurs.It happened just as representatives in the House were preparing to debate a…

If Illinois legislators don't approve a budget this week, lottery players in the state won't get jackpots over $25,000. The same thing happened in 2015,…

Judges will be encouraged to prescribe longer sentences for repeat gun offenders under a plan signed into law by Gov. Bruce Rauner. The idea is to help…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois' budget impasse will replace the Grinch when it comes to decorating the state Capitol dome this year.The Illinois…

More than six thousand bills are before the Illinois General Assembly this spring session. Legislators have until Friday to get through them. And with…