Jamie Munks

Gov. J.B. Pritzker's proposal to consolidate downstate and suburban police and fire pensions got a boost Friday when a major police union announced it would back a compromise plan. Pritzker...

Former state Rep. Luis Arroyo, who resigned his seat in the Illinois House last week after being charged with bribery, is pushing to steer the process to choose his replacement...

State lawmakers have worked over the past decade to bring various forms of gambling out of the shadows and onto the tax rolls, from legalizing video poker at bars and...

State Rep. Luis Arroyo resigned his seat in the Illinois House on Friday, one week after he was arrested on a federal bribery charge and just hours before a legislative...

Calls for ethics reform dominated the first half of the Illinois General Assembly's fall veto session as lawmakers met under the cloud of political corruption scandals that have hit both...

The Illinois House on Wednesday advanced a bill that would allow college athletes in Illinois to make money from endorsement deals. Gov. J.B. Pritzker earlier this week threw his support...

Nine Democratic state lawmakers from Chicago say they won't vote for Mayor Lori Lightfoot's real estate transfer tax proposal unless a significant amount of the money raised is dedicated to...

The latest corruption charges in a sprawling federal investigation sparked calls on Tuesday for tougher ethics rules in Springfield, where a special committee will convene later this week to consider...