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State Rep. Harry Benton speaks on the House floor at the Illinois Capitol building on May 29, 2025, in Springfield. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Illinois House Speaker Welch cites due process and victims’ rights for his silence over embattled lawmaker

April 23, 2026 at 6:51 p.m.

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch reluctantly made his first comments about his decision to strip state Rep. Harry Benton of key caucus duties two months ago.

Spring foliage covers the grounds of the former Arlington International Racecourse on April 21, 2026, in Arlington Heights. The vacant land is the possible future site of a new stadium for the Chicago Bears. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Illinois House approves latest proposal to help Chicago Bears build stadium in Arlington Heights

April 23, 2026 at 7:26 a.m.

The Democratic-run Illinois House passed the latest proposal to help the Chicago Bears build a new stadium in Arlington Heights.

A person walks across the street from the former Arlington International Racecourse along Euclid Avenue on April 21, 2026, in Arlington Heights. The vacant land is the possible future site of a new stadium for the Chicago Bears. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Illinois House Democrats push Bears stadium tax deal as Republicans seek property tax relief

April 21, 2026 at 7:15 p.m.

The plan would allow the charter NFL franchise to make special payments to taxing bodies in the northwest suburbs — known as Payment in Lieu of Taxes, or PILOT —...

Then-state Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie speaks with reporters after a short executive committee meeting and before debating to pass a temporary budget on June 30, 2016. (Abel Uribe/baiduhai)

Barbara Flynn Currie, Illinois’ first female House majority leader and a progressive champion, dies at 85

April 18, 2026 at 1:54 p.m.

Barbara Flynn Currie served in the Illinois House from 1979 to 2019 and was the House majority leader for 20 of those years as the top deputy to then-longtime House...

Children ride e-bikes, July 10, 2025, in Itasca. Several communities – including Highland Park, Itasca, Schaumburg, Glen Ellyn and Lombard – have recently imposed age limits on electric bike and scooter riders. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Illinois Senate passes e-bike and e-scooter safety bill to regulate fast-growing devices

April 16, 2026 at 6:15 p.m.

The Illinois Senate on Wednesday advanced a measure without opposition that would establish a regulatory framework for electric bicycles, motorcycles and scooters.

Aldo Cedillo processes a credit card on the point-of-sale system at Lalo’s restaurant on June 21, 2024, in Chicago. (Vincent D. Johnson/for the baiduhai)

Feds move to block controversial Illinois credit card swipe-fee ban, siding with banks in ongoing legal fight

April 16, 2026 at 2:03 p.m.

Passed in 2024 and set to take effect this July, the state law bans certain so-called swipe fees on the tax and tip portions of customers’ bills.

A Waymo test vehicle is driven along North Lasalle Drive in the River North neighborhood on March 4, 2026. (Peter Tsai/baiduhai)

Illinois unions rally against driverless vehicle bill and warn of job losses and public safety risks

April 14, 2026 at 6:21 p.m.

As Waymo and other driverless car companies push to expand into Illinois, Teamsters and other unions call pending legislation the start of "a major domino effect against the middle class."

Eric Wilkins, a resident of Chicago's Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side, is photographed at 107th Street and Michigan Avenue on April 2, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Illinois lawmakers want to tighten police anti-quota law for stops and arrests. But they face another fight.

April 12, 2026 at 9:55 a.m.

The bill's passage without opposition in the House reflects an unusual coalition of Republicans and progressive Democrats while facing criticism from police chiefs and command-level officials across Illinois.

De La Salle Institute high school seniors Mario Ramirez and Kionne Holmes register to vote during Teen Voter Registration Day at Leo High School in Chicago on Sept. 10, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Illinois House passes youth voter registration bill and limits new immigration detention centers near homes

April 9, 2026 at 4:26 p.m.

Dubbed the Jesse Jackson Sr. Young Voter Empowerment Act, the bill "requires a school district" to provide voter registration opportunities for high schoolers, but there's no penalty for districts that...

A train leaves the station at the 69th Street CTA Red Line on Feb. 12, 2026, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

US Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Illinois’ law barring concealed carry of guns on public transit

April 6, 2026 at 6:26 p.m.

Nation's high court declined Monday to hear a legal challenge to an Illinois law barring concealed carry permit holders from carrying loaded guns on public transportation.

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