Time to study up, Illinois. When the clock hits midnight on New Year’s Eve, 293 new state laws will take effect. Those include some of the defining bills of the 2024 legislative session and ...

Illinois' newcomers have accounted for 93.2 percent of its scoring in the 2024-25 season – including 43.7 percent provided by its freshmen. Missouri can relate. Key contributors Mark Mitchell ...

A few lottery players in Illinois and Indiana woke up a whole lot richer on Saturday -- thanks to Friday's Mega Millions drawing. While no jackpot-winning ticket was sold in the $862 million ...

Illinois added more residents over the last year than any other state in the Midwest, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. According to that data, Illinois’ population increased ...