Jamie Munks

As lawmakers ended their work for the year providing none of Chicago's requested financial assistance, Mayor Lori Lightfoot pleaded for patience and said she deserved credit because her efforts in...

The Illinois legislature on Thursday approved what lawmakers on both sides of the aisle described as a small step toward fixing the state's governmentethics laws amid an ongoing federal public...

Illinois Senate President John Cullerton said Thursday he plans to retire in January, ending a roughly four decades-long career in the General Assembly and setting the stage for a fierce...

The Illinois Senate overwhelmingly approved Thursday Gov. J.B. Pritzker's plan to consolidate 650 downstate and suburban police and fire pension funds, delivering the first-term governor his top priority of the...

A bill that would have phased out the use of cancer-causing ethylene oxide in Illinois failed to make it out of a Senate committee on Wednesday, with lawmakers calling for...

Legislation that would reduce both city and state taxes on a Chicago casino was introduced in the state Senate on Wednesday, but it remained unclear whether lawmakers will come through...

Days after a path forward appeared clear for Gov. J.B. Pritzker's plan to consolidate hundreds of suburban and downstate police and fire pension funds, the compromise reached over the weekend...

If former state Rep. Luis Arroyo plays a role in choosing his replacement, it would "call the legitimacy of the appointment into question" and face a challenge by the full...

It's a pattern that's repeated itself over the years when scandal strikes Illinois state government: Corruption is exposed and a burst of reform proposals is floated in response. The flurry...