The governor’s budget speech today doubles as his annual “State of the State address” to offer new initiatives, and it comes ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker delivers his budget address Wednesday. Chicago is counting on help ...

She points to an expansion in Mount Vernon two years ago by plastics maker Manner Polymers, which invested $54 million to build an additional manufacturing facility that added more than 60 jobs. The ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson is preparing for his upcoming showdown with a congressional committee investigating sanctuary cities. He is also counting on state help to deal with some pressing needs in ...

One Illinois lawmaker is proposing the state government create its own version of DOGE, following the lead of Elon Musk, to take a sledgehammer to waste and excessive spending in Illinois' budget.

Johnson is naming CPS parent Cydney Wallace to represent parts of five neighborhoods on the partly elected, partly appointed ...

In his first public comments since the announced departure of three city agency bosses, Johnson said, "there might be more ...

Johnson’s defense came after he told the crowd at a South Side church event he wished he “would have cleaned house faster” while suggesting he would start getting rid of people.

Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Denver, Miami, Atlanta and several locations in Texas have reported large-scale ...

Leaders of blue Illinois and red Indiana are divided on issues ranging from immigration to DEI to LGBTQ rights.

The Trump administration’s surprise federal funding freeze met widespread condemnation in Illinois, as state leaders ...