U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia confirms he won’t seek reelection days after the Illinois Democrat backed a quiet effort to get his chief of staff on the March primary ballot as his replacement.

The bill means “riders can expect safer, faster, and more accessible service, with renewed commitments to equity and mobility for people with disabilities,” the nonprofit Active Transportation Alliance said in a statement. The group also expects new policies to encourage walkable development around transit stations.

The reform, approved by the Illinois General Assembly and championed by Giannoulias and state Sen. Elgie Sims, raises the state’s minimum funding level from $7.50 to $17.50 per capita and broadens eligibility from 17 libraries serving 77,000 residents to 108 libraries serving more than 700,000 statewide.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker credited Democratic successes in Tuesday’s elections across the country to candidates’ focus on affordability and voters pushing back on Republican President

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch (D-Westchester) was at Chicago's Union Station Thursday morning to tout a successful legislative session that ended with a transit funding bill.

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers passed two-dozen bills during their annual fall veto session that ended Friday, Oct. 31, including a measure that will empower the state’s Department of Public Health to issue vaccine guidelines amid federal uncertainty.

After an earlier version of the bill failed to clear both chambers during the spring legislative session, House Bill 1836 now awaits only a signature from Gov. JB Pritzker to become law. The legislation passed 39-17 in the Senate and 80-26 in the House during the fall veto session.

A lawsuit was filed last week, claiming inhumane conditions​ at the facility in Broadview and how the people inside don't have access to their attorneys.

The Trump administration said SNAP benefits will be partially paid in November. Here's what that means for Illinois.