With many county public defender offices pushed to the limits throughout Illinois, state lawmakers are moving forward on legislation to create a statewide public defender office.

Indiana's Legislature this week gave final approval to a bill that would create the Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment Commission to recommend whether to change the border between the two states.

Also known as the "border bill," the legislation would establish an "Indiana-Illinois boundary adjustment commission," with six members appointed by Indiana's governor and five members appointed under ...

To annex the counties into Indiana and redraw the state’s borders, the process would have to include both Illinois ...

State Sen. Darby Hills, R-Barrington Hills, was appointed as the state senator representing the 26th Senate District.

State officials are asking for public input on the Centennial Bridge, which can be submitted online until May 1.

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Lt. Gov Juliana Stratton paid an unofficial visit on day two of the Cook County Democratic ...

House Bill 1008, which was led by House Speaker Todd Huston, stemmed from Illinois counties that have voted to secede from their state.

Illinois' senior U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin hasn’t said if he’ll seek another six-year term, and that uncertainty is fueling quiet jostling among ambitious Democrats across the state.

The House voted 68-39 on April 9 to pass a scaled-back version of a bill known as the Right to Play Act. It would partially override an existing rule of the Illinois High School Association that says ...

In 1980, political activist Pat Quinn, who would later become governor, led a successful effort to change the Illinois ...