Illinois Legislature

The oversight affects about 3,500 children under 5 years old who are covered by Medicaid.

Democratic state lawmakers are pushing to make permanent many of the voting options Illinois piloted for the 2020 General Election last fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This story has been updated to reflect Kodatt's resignation effective Wednesday morning. Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan's handpicked...

Advocates are celebrating a new law that will end wealth-based pretrial detention in Illinois. With Gov. J.B. Pritzker's signature yesterday, the state becomes the first in the country to eliminate cash bail.

Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan is resigning his seat he’s held for the last 50 years effective at the end of the month.

The former speaker’s iron rule over the legislative process has increasingly conservative downstate lawmakers curious if the new speaker, Emanuel "Chris" Welch, will be more cooperative with them.

NPR Illinois statehouse reporter Hannah Meisel gives a preview of this year's Illinois legislative session. Lawmakers are expected to address the state budget, which is $4 billion out of balance, and several proposals designed to narrow racial economic inequities.

A longtime confidante of House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) was charged along with two other former Commonwealth Edison lobbyists and the CEO of...

Illinois lawmakers want to reduce delays in medical care caused by the requirements of insurance companies.They said the process, known as “prior…

In an attempt to relieve Illinois' severe teacher shortage, state lawmakers last year voted to remove a requirement known as the "basic skills test."...