State Senate Republicans, worried about childcare deserts in rural and urban Illinois, hope to give some relief to families with a package of bills.

This year, the Illinois Underground Utility Facilities Damage Prevention Act aimed to enhance public safety with the new addition to the state law. Calling 811 before digging or breaking ground ...

Gov. JB Pritzker vowed Tuesday that Illinois will remain a “stable” trading partner with nations around the world, despite ...

Advocates representing the Muslim and immigrant communities across Chicagoland will travel to the Illinois State Capitol on ...

The Illinois House Republican caucus is urging the Illinois High School Association to outline how it plans to align its ...

Now, the task force is pushing legislation that would establish a commission to help provide resources, funding and support for all sites and academics connected to the Underground Railroad in the ...

Illinois is one of 47 states with detailed “surge plans,” that outline IDPH’s ability to handle a sudden surge in testing demand and implement changes like reallocating staff and acquiring supplies, ...

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Illinois is one of 47 states with detailed “surge plans,” that outline IDPH’s ability to handle a sudden surge in testing demand and implement changes like reallocating staff and acquiring supplies, ...

The federal government is pulling back $125 million in funding from the Illinois Department of Public Health and 97 local health departments for activities related to COVID-19 and other infectious ...

Manuel Martinez / WBEZ Share An Illinois mental health worker claimed she was an author who had made $115,000 selling books in 2020 before her side business cratered during the COVID-19 pandemic.

CHICAGO (WGN) — Illinois has become the first state in the nation to ensure that public schools, hospitals and other state-run institutions like prisons offer halal and kosher meals to those who ...