Monique Garcia

Speaker Michael Madigan ousted his longtime chief of staff on Wednesday after a House staff member accused the top aide of sexual harassment over several years and fostering “a culture...

Only in Illinois would a major election year bring at least a modicum of normalcy, with lawmakers approving a full-year state budget both Republicans and Democrats call balanced and one...

A top deputy of Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan abruptly resigned from key leadership posts Thursday after a former medical marijuana advocate accused him of retaliation, verbal abuse and “inappropriate...

Illinois lawmakers approved a spending plan on Thursday, putting the state on track to have a full budget in place ahead of the new financial year for the first time...

Lawmakers on Wednesday pushed forward with a state spending plan as Democrats who control the General Assembly and Republicans allied with Gov. Bruce Rauner continued to project optimism that they’d...

Lawmakers have entered what could be the final stages of negotiating a budget that would limit state spending to $38.5 billion by cutting funding for prisons and human services and...

Rocked late last year by allegations of a pervasive culture of sexual harassment in the Capitol and campaign offices across the state, Illinois’ political leaders vowed to do better. They...

House Speaker Michael Madigan asked the legislature’s top watchdog to investigate allegations that his allies retaliated against a Democratic lawmaker, a move that could provide him some insulation as he...

A Democratic state lawmaker has resigned from her part-time job at Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart’s office, saying she felt pressured to leave after speaking out about how claims of...