The proposal was approved by a 214-212 vote, only after Speaker Mike Johnson wrangled more Republican support. All three ...

Toxic air spreads hundreds or even thousands of miles from where wildfires burn. Last week, Chicago felt the sting—and ...

The abrupt closure of Passages’s preschool raises questions about its future at a time when other charter schools across the ...

The governor’s office said the bill’s late introduction left little time for a full analysis, which in turn contributed to ...

CHICAGO - Cook County has officially declared maternal morbidity and mortality a public health crisis. The announcement came Tuesday during a press conference held by Cook County Board President Toni ...

The head of one of Chicago’s top nonpartisan government research organizations said lawmakers made too many short-term ...

An urgent warning has been given by the coroner of a six-year-old boy who died after inhaling helium out of a balloon just ...

Greene County is using a $50,000 state grant to create an overdose fatality review team intended to boost collaboration and ...

Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker began the Illinois legislative session with an ambitious agenda. It ended with mixed results.

The report notes that the lack of regulation of hemp means there is no state oversight of ingredients, potency or marketing ...