In the last few days, Elmhurst police handled cases involving scams, a broken window, threats, harassment, a burglary and a ...

Through nearly a half dozen fairs across northern Illinois in 2024, ComEd provided 1,600 families in underserved neighborhoods with education and tailored support services including bill ...

Given the bill’s unanimous support in the Illinois Senate and Gov. JB Pritzker‘s past favorable actions on the issue, the bill seems to have a strong chance of being enacted. On April 7 ...

The legislation has the potential to affect scores of schools across Illinois, though that is still a small percentage of the thousands of schools in the state and the bill doesn’t carry any ...

A bill to raise the minimum arrest age from 10 to 12 has cleared the Illinois Senate. State Sen. Robert Peters says the goal is to prioritize rehabilitation over punishment. The measure now moves ...

After the vote, Vella said his problem with the bill had to do with “procedural issues” and he worried it could violate the Illinois Constitution. “It’s us telling the judiciary what to do.

Two members of U.S. House representing portions of the Metro East managed to gain unanimous approval for a bipartisan bill aimed at helping ... Southern Illinois’ other House member, U.S ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — A new bill has been passed in Illinois that permits school principals or athletic directors to grant up to two waivers per student each school year for participation in ...

Theresa Mah, D-Chicago, rushes across the House floor shortly after her bill failed — a rare embarrassment for a lawmaker in the legislature’s supermajority. SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House ...

A proposal to keep public school students from using cell phones in class statewide has passed one chamber of the Illinois legislature. A federal judge is expected to rule on a request to stop ...