Advocates estimate 1.7 million Illinoisans with past convictions stand to benefit from “Clean Slate” bill that would ...

Gov. JB Pritzker has allowed federalized Illinois National Guard troops to use the training area in Marseilles as precise ...

Illinois education officials summarized the public feedback they received during budget hearings in September and October.

A report by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute found federal budget cuts could reduce economic activity in Illinois by ...

If advocates, stakeholders and members of the public were granted all their requests for public school funding next year, ...

New federal budget cuts could cost Illinois billions of dollars, according to a report from the Illinois Economic Policy Institute.

States face slowing revenue growth and increasing spending pressures, the National Association of State Budget Officers said ...

The Illinois General Assembly concluded a two-week fall veto session in the early morning hours of Friday, Oct. 31. Following ...

State Rep. Amy Elik, R-Godfrey, speaks to reporters. State Rep. Amy Elik, R-Godfrey, speaks to reporters. SPRINGFIELD — Most state agencies were required to submit spending cut plans to Gov. J.B.

In Democratic-led Springfield, a willingness to build coalitions and reach across the political aisle are the marks of a ...

Online sports gambling is an increasingly lucrative industry, and the state of Illinois is cashing in, but the cost to play is quietly increasing. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. With a ...

Lansing — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer criticized the state Legislature's billions of dollars in pork-barrel spending, at one point calling the process “gross,” in an interview posted Monday to ...