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A bill tightening homeschool rules stalls amid fierce opposition, edits, and a police probe into a death threat.
Trial of ex-deputy Sean Grayson in fatal shooting of Sonya Massey moves from Sangamon County to Peoria County.
Illinois Senate advances police hiring reforms and recall bill in response to Sonya Massey’s 2024 shooting by a deputy.
CHICAGO — Christopher Katz didn’t question why he began receiving $300 weekly payments from an executive at Chicago-based red-light camera company SafeSpeed in the summer of 2019 — despite not yet ...
Illinois House rejects bill expanding parole eligibility for youth offenders, despite prior reforms and debate.
Illinois Senate passes bills on cannabis searches, gun storage safety, and press protections for university public media.
FBI mole details bribery scheme in Sen. Emil Jones III’s trial, with secret recordings and intern job at center stage.
SPRINGFIELD — A bill that would reform the Prisoner Review Board passed the Illinois Senate on Thursday, aiming to protect victims and increase transparency about prisoner releases following years of ...
Illinois House passes bill banning Native American mascots in K-12 schools, aiming to reduce stereotypes in education.