About 71 million adults are enrolled in Medicaid now. And most of them — around 92% — are working, caregiving, attending school or disabled. Earlier estimates of the budget bill from the Congressional ...

The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center in the north Chicago suburb of Skokie is temporarily closing for a major renovation project. The museum, at 9603 Woods Dr. near the site where the ...

A severe solar storm on Sunday ignited hopes for a dazzling display of northern lights farther south than usual in the United States and maybe even across Illinois skies. No reports of northern ...

Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 ...

Illinois U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, and two electors sued over ballots counted after Election Day. Illinois allows for mail-in ballots to be counted up to two weeks after Election Day, if the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Illinois House Democrats approved the $55.2 billion budget shortly before 10 p.m. Saturday. Their spending plan prioritizes investments for education, healthcare ...

Illinois state lawmakers’ spending plan surpasses last year’s budget by $2 billion, requiring taxpayers to pay over $800 million in additional costs for yet another year of record spending ...

CENTRAL Ill. (WMBD) — Two local businesses, Tres Rojas Winery in Washington and Sarah Beth’s Homemade Dips & Market in Hanna City, have been named to the 2025 class of Illinois Made Makers by ...

Supporters of a bill to legalize “medical aid in dying” cry as it passes in the Illinois House on Thursday. Pictured left to right: Daisy Orihuela, Amy Sherman and Donna Smith. “This bill carries far ...

The Chicago area faces particularly bleak service cuts that officials warn could be set in motion as early as Saturday if Illinois legislators adjourn without plugging a $770 million hole in the ...

Provided by the town of Fairmont FAIRMONT — A ceremony was held in Fairmont’s Heritage Center on Mopnday to remember those who lost their lives in past conflicts and wars. The Memorial Day ...

Transparent, laws-on-the-books-based modeling is the only path to long-term stability. Illinois has relied on flawed modeling practices for its budgeting for years. While the state has managed to ...