Illinois is poised to become the 12th U.S. state to legalize physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients after the state Senate passed a bill to permit the practice early Friday morning. The bill,

Wednesday's order offers support for Illinois farmers and their families. His order Thursday will direct the state to work with food banks and pantries, grocers, universities and others to mitigate cuts to the federal food assistance program.

The bill authorizes the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) to raise sales taxes by a quarter of a percent in Cook County and the collar counties outside Chicago. It also increases tolls on Illinois tollways and takes gas tax money from the state’s road fund.

SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is directing state agencies to take "immediate action" and work to expand domestic markets for agricultural commodities, with an executive order.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an executive order declaring an agricultural export crisis in the state as tariffs imposed by the Trump administration impact farmers.

With the annual veto session in Springfield drawing to a close on Thursday, Illinois lawmakers are racing to figure out how to avoid massive cuts to the Chicago area's public transit systems.