Amid questions about tactics and leadership change, the Trump Administration is under more pressure about its immigration enforcement campaign. What does that mean for Illinois?

Federal minimum wage rate injects new division into race

The law requires nonprofits to get party’s permission to use names

COMMENTQ: What is the most important issue the General Assembly should address in the 2026 spring session? A: The development of a serious, long-term plan to invest in Downstate Illinois.

The Sun-Times, WBEZ and the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics and International House hosted the first live-broadcast debate of the biggest race on the March 17 ballot.

Robert Moore, one of the first Black U.S. Marshals, an Illinois State Police Trooper, and UIS student charts his pioneering path in law enforcement in his new book, Off My Neck.

The landmark criminal justice package that eliminated cash bail could be changed during the upcoming spring session.

Fall executive order required most state agencies to identify ways to reserve funds

Pritzker and Raoul say year has been marked by uncertainty that harms people’s lives

The effort has the support of small businesses. Many big banks are opposed.