SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers returned to Springfield Tuesday for the first time since May following news earlier this ...

Illinois is at risk of getting in costly trouble with the federal government over its Tier 2 public employee retirement ...

SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) - Illinois House Republicans believe voters sent Democrats a message at the ballot box, it’s time to ...

The Medical Debt Relief Pilot Program launched on July 1 – the start of the state’s 2025 fiscal year. Since then, it has ...

More than 52,000 Illinois residents have been relieved of $72 million of medical debt under a state pilot program that ...

CHICAGO – Early childhood intervention advocates are calling on the state to increase funding by $60 million to better ...

More than $72 million worth of debt has been forgiven as part of the governor's plan to ultimately cancel $1 billion in ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson has said he's willing to negotiate with the City Council on his proposed budget, but wouldn't commit to ...

With a vote of 16-2, the Peoria County Board voted to approve the $157 million budget for next year that actually went down from what was initially recommended. The ...

Any property tax increase is unacceptable, and the City Council should not approve a budget that contains a property tax ...