Kimberly Lightford

Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford says she plans to reintroduce legislation that would lower the Illinois' compulsory kindergarten starting age…

Members of the Illinois General Assembly’s Black Caucus Tuesday released a four-pronged agenda that they say will dominate this fall’s legislative…

State Sen. Kimberly Lightford says she is overwhelmed with emotion these days. The majority leader from Maywood was inaugurated more than two decades ago…

State Sen. Don Harmon is now president of the Illinois Senate. Meanwhile, state officials say more than 500 non-citizens were inadvertently registered to…

There is a new president of the Illinois Senate: Don Harmon, a Democrat from Oak Park, won the support of his colleagues during a special meeting Sunday…

Members of the Illinois Senate will gather in the Capitol Sunday to choose a new president.This is arguably the most important election in Illinois this…

The more than 255 new Illinois laws taking effect on New Year's Day may affect everything from your car to your paycheck.We took a look at some of the…

This week ProPublica Illinois and the Chicago Tribune collaborated on a story that revealed the extent to which Illinois schools are using "seclusion…

Illinois Senators want to make sure everyone is counted in the 2020 Census.Legislation would give $25 million in grants to organizations serving…

Illinois is one step closer to having a $15 minimum wage, after the state Senate approved the legislation by a 39-18 vote Thursday.Republicans argued the…