illinois politics

The U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Monday in a case involving former Illinois House speaker Michael Madigan that it doesn’t have the authority to penalize a politician for unethical actions voters tolerate.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is set to sign a criminal justice and police reforms bill Monday that will mean big changes for the state. Sandra Torres reports.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is set to deliver his annual state of the state and budget address virtually this year as Illinois enters what it hopes will be the beginning of the end of the coronavirus pandemic, despite the challenges that have come with vaccinations across the state and country.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker gave his budget address for Illinois Wednesday, proposing steady state spending and an end to nearly $1 billion in corporate tax breaks, but one thing was notably not included: an income tax hike.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivered his State of the State budget address for Illinois Wednesday, proposing no income tax increases but a reliance on federal relief from the COVD-19 pandemic, transfers from other funds and elimination of hundreds of millions of dollars of corporate tax breaks needing legislative approval.

A newly-inaugurated Illinois congresswoman who invoked Adolf Hitler in a speech at a rally issued a statement Friday after her remarks sparked backlash, including from a group of state lawmakers who called on her to resign.

A newly-inaugurated Illinois congresswoman who invoked Adolf Hitler in a speech at a rally responded on social media after her remarks sparked backlash, including from a group of state lawmakers who called on her to resign.

A group of state lawmakers on Wednesday called on a newly-inaugurated Illinois congresswoman to resign after she invoked Adolf Hitler in a speech at a rally.

A newly-sworn in congresswoman from southern Illinois quoted Adolf Hitler as she spoke outside the U.S. Capitol, saying the German Nazi leader “was right on one thing.”

Every year in Illinois, several new laws passed in the previous legislative session take effect on Jan. 1. While typically this might include hundreds of new measures, as it did at the beginning of 2020, this year was markedly different.

There are plenty of really important states you should be watching this presidential election. But there’s one in particular that should be on your radar – and not for the reasons you might think.

Here’s a look at nine of the biggest races you should be watching across Illinois in the 2020 general election.

Voting in the 2020 general election has already begun, with the coronavirus pandemic prompting millions across Illinois and the U.S. to vote by mail or cast their ballots early, ahead of Election Day on Nov. 3.

NBC 5 Political Editor Carol Marin has covered former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Illinois politics for decades. She breaks down the events surrounding Blagojevich’s release.

Investigations into misconduct by Illinois lawmakers should be confidential and free of oversight, particularly from legislators themselves, the General Assembly’s watchdog said Thursday.

Multiple state lawmakers and two women at the center of high-profile sexual harassment cases in Illinois are calling for an investigation into a bombshell report that emerged Tuesday alleging that a powerful lobbyist in Speaker Michael Madigan’s inner circle once advocated for a state employee via email by saying he “kept his mouth shut” on an unspecified rape.