The “Clean Slate” Act, which could have sealed thousands and potentially millions of nonviolent criminal records in Illinois, had bipartisan support but failed to pass in the final flurry of ...

Illinois’ latest budget misses the mark in several key areas, according to one independent nonprofit fiscal analyst. State ...

The Illinois Clean Slate Act, which would automatically seal criminal records of nonviolent felons, failed to pass the ...

In addition to passing a $55 billion state budget, the Illinois General Assembly passed and punted on various legislation ...

The Missing Persons Identification Act requires law enforcement to report immediately when they learn of a missing person and ...

In February, a jury convicted Madigan, 83, of bribery conspiracy, wire fraud and other crimes. He was sentenced Friday to 7.5 ...

U.S. District Judge John Blakey handed down the sentence Friday, four months after the former Illinois House speaker was ...

The wild cards during this legislative session are ... Senate Bill 2033, the Immigration Safe Zones Act, would create a sensitive location policy in Illinois that keeps ICE agents from accessing ...

The former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was sentenced on June 13, on federal corruption charges. He was also given ...

Illinois lawmakers from both parties on Tuesday were quick to condemn the actions of the “ComEd ... Michael Madigan in exchange for favorable legislation. “How many indictments is too many?