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In 2014, state Treasurer Mike Frerichs won his first race by less than 10,000 votes against former House Minority Leader Tom Cross, R-Oswego. A dozen years later, he’s attempting to become the longest ...

Illinois lawmakers could revisit a bill to test self-driving vehicles and explore their role in public transit.

Juliana Stratton and Don Tracy clash over Trump, affordability and immigration in their Illinois U.S. Senate forum.

Gov. JB Pritzker reports $9.4 million in 2025 income as his net worth climbs to $4.2 billion, excluding blind trust income.

JB Pritzker said he hasn’t seen video of a Jan. 4 police shooting that left an unarmed woman dead after a traffic stop in a vehicle that was reported stolen. The St. Clair County state’s attorney ...

Two months after it was first requested, the Illinois Department of Children Family Services released a timeline of involvement with a Fairview Heights foster child who died in the agency’s care.

An Illinois study finds gaps in protections for displaced coal workers, with non-union employees receiving less support.

The Illinois Republican Party is asking the attorney general’s office to oversee the Champaign County clerk’s efforts to correct mislabeled ballots that were sent to hundreds of voters. The ballots ...

JB Pritzker and Darren Bailey met for the only scheduled forum of the election cycle on WTTW. The event was dominated by interruptions and accusations by the candidates about each other’s records.

Illinois soil and water conservation districts face shrinking budgets and growing demand as lawmakers consider new funding.