Cook County’s $10.12 billion budget for fiscal year 2026 includes $7.5 million for guaranteed income recipients. The county’s Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the spending plan Nov. 20.

Multiple Illinois sheriffs, including those in Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties, say they’re open to having conversations about changing the state’s SAFE-T Act.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has pardoned a Democratic member of Congress in a bribery case, saying the justice ...

Billionaire Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois is one of the top Democrats being watched as the party searches for a way out of the political wilderness. Former President Barack Obama said America is “ready ...

There's a reason George W. Bush was the last governor to win the White House: In the 25-plus years since, governors have proven incapable of weathering the intense public scrutiny and navigating the ...

Such a move could cancel out all gains made by the GOP via redistricting this year. Speaker Don Scott says he and his ...

With the Texas map upheld, the gerrymandering war may end up in a stalemate before the 2026 elections.

A Chicago-based disability-rights organization is seeking a meeting with Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office as Illinois prepares for ...

Several Illinois sheriffs are calling for changes to the state’s Safe-T Act after Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently signaled he was ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he is not planning to follow Cook County by implementing a guaranteed income program, and one ...

Oscar-winning actor Halle Berry slammed California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) for vetoing bipartisan legislation to increase ...

President Donald Trump pardoned Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife in a federal bribery and conspiracy case on ...