The Legislative Ethics Commission chair said last week that the commission will meet soon and discuss whether to recommend changes to state ethics laws during the upcoming veto session, which begins ...

* ICYMI: Farmers criticize timing of Trump and Pritzker diesel relief orders issued a month before election. Tribune… - As Illinois farmers are in the midst of harvest season, one of their busiest ...

* Governor JB Pritzker’s office…. Today, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) announced that enrollment at public universities in Illinois reached the highest level ...

State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke is defending Cook County’s ban on assault weapons, saying it “passes constitutional muster” as the U.S. Supreme Court is set to take up a challenge to that law ...

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The Trump administration’s disaster chief told state officials Tuesday they must increase their financial reserves and emergency capabilities to handle most disasters on their own, without federal ...

The billionaire has funneled nearly $40 million to Democratic candidates and groups in the midterms, donating to everything from the party’s biggest super PACs to state legislative campaigns. As part ...

Waukegan police and the Lake County State’s Attorney announced Tuesday that Oscar Magpali is facing five counts of official misconduct. Magpali has been a department employee for 11 years, officials ...

In a manifesto, Alexandros Paporakis identified as “a sociopathic white supremacist Neo Nazi filled with hatred, fantasizing about mass murder nearly every day,” according to court records.

* ICYMI: In Illinois’ only faceoff for US Senate, Tracy backs Trump’s policies and Stratton vows to stand up to president. Tribune… - The hourlong forum was the only scheduled face-to-face meeting ...