Illinois Politics

At the end of the Illinois Legislature's veto session, lawmakers passed an amendment to the SAFE-T Act on Thursday.

As a state task force works to ready justice system, amendments could be forthcoming.

In the past, residents needed to submit an application for a mail-in ballot for each individual election, but now they avoid that by filing an application for permanent vote-by-mail status with their local election authority.

The bipartisan matchup at Busch Stadium was put on to "celebrate the bi-state, bipartisan cooperation that makes the St. Louis metro strong."

Carbondale is set to become the closest place with abortion access for millions of residents in the Midwest and South.

Chairman Kurt Prenzler was shocked to hear about plan to changes his duties to appoint officials and department heads.

The 13th Congressional District was redrawn in 2021 by Democrats and now includes Belleville, East St. Louis and parts of Edwardsville and Collinsville

With about three-quarters of the GOP vote in, Miller had received nearly 58%. Davis conceded a little after 9 p.m.

Political scientist Anita Manion discusses the political ramifications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

The special session of the General Assembly in the coming weeks to focus on legislation to strengthen women’s access to abortion and other reproductive health services in Illinois.