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.

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 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.

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

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois House Republicans waited too long to file a lawsuit challenging legislative maps drawn in 2021, the ...

David Hogg, the vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, plans to spend $20 million to oust Democratic incumbents.

The governor can choose not to issue a writ of election if the vacancy occurs in the same calendar year as the general election for state officials. [4] A legal challenge to the state legislative maps ...