Affordability will be a key political theme of the coming Illinois General Assembly as leaders signal proposals from health care to a Bears stadium will be filtered through a cost-of-living lens.

Illinois Congresswoman Robin Kelly announced plans to file articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday. Kelly made the announcement after an ICE agent shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis Wednesday morning.

Two Republicans challenging Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker demand fraud audits after Minnesota scandal, citing alleged vulnerabilities in state programs.

New Illinois education laws take effect this month, expanding rights for immigrant students and regulating artificial intelligence in schools.

Tax Day is when individual federal tax returns and tax payments are due. Illinois residents can begin filing as soon as the IRS begins accepting returns in late January. The Direct File program will no longer be available for Illinois taxpayers, beginning in 2026, as the Trump administration ended the program nationwide.

In Kane County, members of the Native American community gathered in December to welcome back a relative that's been missing for generations.

Preview the Jan 11 matchup between the Iowa Hawkeyes and Illinois Fighting Illini with how to watch, tv channel info, predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more.

The measure comes as state officials have warned Illinois may face energy shortages but Republicans warn massive battery installations called for in the bill would be partly backed by a surcharge