The “Clean Slate” Act, which could have sealed thousands and potentially millions of nonviolent criminal records in Illinois, had bipartisan support but failed to pass in the final flurry of ...

In addition to passing a $55 billion state budget, the Illinois General Assembly passed and punted on various legislation ...

The Illinois Clean Slate Act, which would automatically seal criminal records of nonviolent felons, failed to pass the ...

The Missing Persons Identification Act requires law enforcement to report immediately when they learn of a missing person and ...

The report notes that the lack of regulation of hemp means there is no oversight of ingredients, potency or marketing to kids ...

Illinois’ gambling industry could be set for a boost if House Bill 3080 and Senate Bill 1963 are successful in their attempts ...

Illinois’ latest budget misses the mark in several key areas, according to one independent nonprofit fiscal analyst. State ...

Illinois Secretary of State acts to prevent misuse of license plate data after Texas police tracked a woman involved in an ...

In February, a jury convicted Madigan, 83, of bribery conspiracy, wire fraud and other crimes. He was sentenced Friday to 7.5 ...

U.S. District Judge John Blakey handed down the sentence Friday, four months after the former Illinois House speaker was ...