Illinois Legislature

Many Illinois measures will now head to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, including a bill that changes how damages accrue under Illinois’ first-in-the-nation biometric data privacy law.

Illinois' state agency heads received a letter this week instructing them to identify $800 million in collective budget cuts if lawmakers don’t deliver on Gov. J.B. Pritzker's tax requests.

The State-level Community Reinvestment Act was finally mired in the rulemaking process.

Illinois Gov. J,B. Pritzker’s office estimates the drugs — which include Wegovy, Mounjaro and Ozempic — will cost taxpayers $210 million the first year. But others put that number much higher.

The Illinois House also passed measures providing climate change-related professional development for teachers if funding is allocated; expanding pregnancy-related care, as well as adding transparency and reporting measures to prisoner medical release hearings.

The governor is pushing his proposal as some teacher unions are amping up pressure on lawmakers to "undo" a 2011-era pension law they allege runs afoul of federal retirement law.

Illinois hospitals routinely skirt one of the nation’s strongest laws protecting victims of sexual assault — including Alton Memorial and Blessing Hospital in Quincy.

Illinois’ primary election day is March 19, but early voting is already underway. Here is key information on how to vote and what to expect on your ballot.

The proposed change would expand the scope of citizen-initiated amendments to allow for changes to a requirement that candidates for state offices must file statements of economic interest.

Newly introduced legislation in Illinois seeks to expand insurance coverage or offer incentives for fertility care.