The proposed division would be charged with the administration of a paid family and medical leave insurance program under the direction of a deputy director.

Two Democratic leaders in the Illinois Senate openly expressed their disagreement this week about Gov. JB Pritzker’s proposal to allow community colleges to offer four-year bachelor’s degree programs ...

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton was endorsed by Sen. Tammy Duckworth in the primary to succeed the retiring Democratic Sen ...

Senate Bill 1563, known as the Squatter Bill, advanced out of the House committee, and is headed to the full Illinois House for approval. It's a major step toward cracking down on squatting, and the ...

Duckworth’s endorsement of Stratton follows Durbin's retirement announcement last week after nearly 30 years in the Senate.

While the Illinois Senate seat is likely to stay in Democratic hands given the state's leftward tilt, Durbin is the fourth ...

The Illinois Senate unanimously passed a bill Thursday to give landowners and farmers more flexibility to hunt deer on their ...

Sen. Dick Durbin’s (D-Ill.) decision to not seek a sixth term in the Senate is expected to tee up a spirited Democratic ...

Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton announced she will run for U.S. Senate next year on Thursday morning. If she ...

A bill that would ban anesthesia time limits in the state of Illinois has unanimously passed another hurdle, according to an April 30 report from WAND. The bill was proposed in January by Republican ...

CHICAGO — Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Senate Democrat and his party’s top leader on the Judiciary Committee, announced Wednesday that he won’t seek a sixth term in 2026.

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin is retiring at the end of next year after more than four decades in Washington in a move that also will set off a leadership fight among his colleagues in the Senate ...