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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Sidney Wright gets four kills early but St. Charles North drops 25-21, 25-15 decision to Benet in sectional final.

The board of trustees has voted to close the 66-year-old religious college in Palos Heights, Illinois, a news release announced Tuesday. Trinity will hold its final commencement ceremony on May 8, 2026.

Israel native Hila Karsh takes over in the second quarter to lead Purdue women's basketball over Eastern Illinois.