Illinois’ schools report card was released this week, and while it showed increased student proficiency in key areas, a scoring change sparked discussion. Those higher proficiency rates were found in ...

Illinois students are showing continued growth especially in English language arts and mathematics, outpacing pre-pandemic levels, according to 2025 Illinois School Report Card data released Thursday.

A partisan Democratic bill in the Illinois House would amend the state’s lottery law and set new regulations for gambling with credit cards. Sponsored by Reps. Curtis Tarver and Marti Deuter in the ...

Illinois residents can now renew their driver's licenses and vehicle registrations without leaving their cars, thanks to new drive-through kiosks at the Springfield Flagship Center. The kiosks, ...

Visiting the DMV is as inevitable as death and taxes, with more than 8.5 million drivers taking to the streets across Illinois annually, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. But ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday signed two bills seeking to target crime and strengthen safety around guns. This comes with another hot summer weekend in the books in Chicago as the trendline ...

The Kane County Health Department is offering residents with a valid FOID card a free biometric gun safe. Each safe uses codes, keys, or fingerprint technology to help prevent unauthorized access, ...

ILLINOIS (WCIA) — The Governor’s office announced Monday that JB Pritzker signed a variety of bills, ranging from an expedited FOID card process, changes to the Illinois Medicaid program and the ...

On the final day of the spring legislative session, the Democrat-led Illinois General Assembly passed a measure intended to make it easier for people who have been arrested for carrying guns illegally ...

Illinoisans who are either denied a Firearm Owners ID Card or had their FOID card revoked could have a process to get their rights back with a measure that cleared the General Assembly Saturday. House ...

Illinois legislators voted to delay for one year a ban on certain credit card fees that was set to take effect July 1 amid a legal challenge by banks. A measure passed by legislators and signed into ...

The Illinois General Assembly pushed back by a year implementation of its controversial Interchange Fee Prohibition Act, which would exempt state and local taxes and tips from so-called swipe fees ...