Ahead of an estimated 150,000 Illinois households losing access to federal food assistance on May 1, Illinois launched two ...

Wondering what employment rights you have under Illinois state law? Here’s what to know. Medioimages/Photodisc via Illinois ...

Drawn by the promise of a free flight back to her native Venezuela, Yessica Torres downloaded the U.S. Customs and Border ...

Former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson, who was convicted last year of shooting an unarmed woman, has begun serving his 20-year prison sentence with the Illinois Department of ...

CHICAGO — The Cook County state’s attorney’s office on Thursday released a protocol outlining the steps for filing charges against federal immigration agents, marking the first official policy from ...

Illinois legalized recreational marijuana and created pathways to clear certain cannabis-related offenses from criminal records. Despite millions being eligible for expungement, only a small ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A major change impacting SNAP eligibility has now taken effect. The urgency is real. Before now, Illinois had a work requirement waiver for what the law defines as able-bodied adults ...

Many Illinois residents will have to trek through heavy snowfall this weekend as a winter storm passes across the country. Some areas will even get as much as a foot of snow, according to the National ...

A new bill proposed Thursday in the Illinois House would allow e-learning in school districts on Election Day. Democratic Rep. Maura Hirschauer, who serves the 49th state House District west of ...

Federal agents get ready to disperse tear gas into a crowd at a protest, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026 in Minneapolis (AP Photo/Adam Gray) MINNEAPOLIS (CN) — State officials in Minnesota and Illinois filed ...