In a surprising move, the leader of the Democrat-controlled Illinois House has chosen a downstate Republican to lead the Veterans Affairs Committee.

The Illinois House and Senate have passed a bill that will make name changes for transgender people and victims of domestic ...

SPRINGFIELD - Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has drafted bipartisan legislation in collaboration with AARP Illinois to ...

A bill filed by Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston would create a commission to "embrace neighboring counties that want to join low-tax, low-cost Indiana." ...

As state lawmakers prepare to contend with a $3 billion budget gap, House Speaker Chris Welch warned that Chicago's mayor ...

Lawmakers in Springfield approved a measure that aims to protect warehouse workers whose workdays center on hitting quotas.

Democrats in Congress representing the Chicago area looking for ways to limit the scope of President-elect’s Donald Trump’s ...

A new Illinois General Assembly was sworn in for the next two years on Wednesday, with the House and Senate ceremonies taking two starkly different tones. The House inauguration ceremony, conducted in ...

The bill comes as several state officials warn that Illinois is falling behind on its clean energy goals. The state’s main ...

The rules for the 104th Illinois General Assembly are now in place despite House Republicans urging for changes to make ...