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Waukegan Police Department in Illinois issued a statement reaffirming its adherence to the state's Trust Act, which prohibits local law enforcement from providing information to ICE.

When seven counties in Illinois voted in November to explore secession from their state and separate from the influence of Cook County, Indiana House Republicans took notice. When we looked further and found that 33 counties in total had taken a similar vote since 2020,

The bill was introduced last year after a state senator found that a student in his district was allowed to stay in class after sexually assaulting another student.

On Wednesday, Illinois Republican John Cabello introduced a new bill to create a strategic bitcoin reserve through the state treasury, joining at least six other U.S. states exploring the option.

Elevated recall status for broccoli sold at Walmart. Broccoli packages sold at Walmart stores in 20 states including Illinois received an elevated recall status over a listeria co

Illinois advances a bill to create a state Bitcoin reserve, joining Arizona in a bold move toward crypto adoption.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said President Donald Trump’s pause on federal funding is illegal and accused the administration of lying when it said programs that provide direct assistance like Medicaid would not be affected.

The federal civil rights complaints alleged First Amendment violations and retaliation. The Department of Corrections did not admit fault in either settlement.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Former Ball State coach Mike Neu has joined Illinois’ staff as a senior offensive assistant. Illinois coach Bret Bielema announced the hire. Neu went 40-63 at Ball State from 2016-24. He was fired in November, when Ball State had a 3-7 record with two games remaining in its season.

The original call for artists, or otherwise, to submit their suggested designs saw more than 5,000 entries pour in with the Illinois Flag Commission. From that panoply, the commission narrowed the field down to just 10 options.