Illinois lawmakers push to make youth sentencing reforms retroactive, giving those sentenced as teens a chance at parole.

Ethan Holder is a student news contributor for WSIU Public Broadcasting located at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.

A lawsuit challenges Illinois' Minority Teachers Scholarship, as lawmakers and advocates push to preserve funding and ...

Jordan Owens is a student in the Medill Illinois News Bureau, a program at the Medill School of Journalism that provides ...

Gov. Pritzker unveils a $55.2B budget, balancing spending without tax hikes while addressing federal funding uncertainties.

Pritzker’s budget draws mixed reactions, with Black and Latino lawmakers raising concerns while Republicans criticize his ...

Gov. Pritzker proposes enabling IL community colleges to offer 4-year degrees to boost access and reduce costs.

Gov. Pritzker's new budget proposes $2B growth without tax hikes, amid dynamic economic forecasts and policy shifts.

Illinois lawmakers discuss renewable energy, grid reliability, and policies addressing rising demand from data centers.

Illinois Secretary of State urges residents to obtain a Real ID before the May 7 deadline to avoid travel and access ...

Illinois lawmakers react to Madigan's corruption conviction, with calls for reform and accountability, and the focus shifting ...

Senate Republicans propose cutting noncitizen spending and demand transparency ahead of Pritzker's budget speech.