Family farm bankruptcies surged 46% nationwide in 2025. In the Midwest, filings jumped 70%. In Illinois, they rose 55%. Total farm debt is forecast to hit a record $624.7 billion in 2026, as overhead ...

JB Pritzker signed more than 60 bills into law since Friday. They require diaper packaging to list ingredients, ban certain “junk fees” charged by landlords, aim to aid autistic individuals in traffic ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day, a persistent target of President Donald Trump. The 5-4 decision rejected a Republican-led ...

SZALINSKI’S SUMMARY: The PGA Tour will receive a $1 million grant from the state of Illinois for costs associated with the Presidents Cup happening in Medinah in September. It’s the latest sport to ...

This story is a collaboration between Capitol News Illinois and Illinois Answers Project. Compulsive gamblers are dreamers. They dream of winning ...

Fourteen new laws will go into effect in Illinois on July 1. A pandemic-era law allowing cocktails to be delivered or picked up will become permanent. JB Pritzker’s new Department of Early Childhood ...

A bill to expand access to solar panels for people who can’t install them on a rooftop is likely to come up again in the fall veto session. Plug-in solar would allow people to plug smaller panels into ...

2026 has already set a record for number of tornadoes in Illinois with over 150 confirmed events, including several severe EF-2s or higher. It’s part of a four-year upwards trend that experts say is ...

Beginning July 1, only drivers aged 87 and older will be required to take a driving test annually to renew their license. Drivers 79 and older will still be required to take a vision test, and ...

MOORE’S SUMMARY: Gov. JB Pritzker will sign four bills on Wednesday aimed at protecting Illinois consumers from hidden ‘junk’ fees, deceptive ticketing practices and other ‘nickel-and-dime’ practices.

Article Summary JB Pritzker signed a bill into law that would protect abortion-seekers in Illinois from potential retaliation by shielding ...