Illinois halts gray fox hunting and trapping indefinitely as populations decline, with new legislation empowering wildlife officials to manage seasons and protect the species.

Governor JB Pritzker joined Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton, Attorney General Kwame Raoul, legislative leaders, and ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is launching a statewide advocacy campaign aimed at preventing insurance companies from ...

Illinois Republicans are calling for urgent reforms to the state’s Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) following an audit that revealed 34 violations, including 29 repeated ...

A new Illinois law, signed Thursday by Gov. JB Pritzker, will require annual mental health screenings for public school children to identify and prevent mental health crises.

Illinois has become the first state to offer annual mental health screenings to public school students in grades 3-12, in partnership with psychiatric hospitals, with the goal of shifting from crisis ...

A new Illinois law is scheduled to implement annual mental health screenings in public schools beginning during the 2027-28 ...

Pritzker said it’s important to overcome the stigma around getting help for mental health issues and to treat mental health ...

Despite rising markets, Chicago’s pension funding stands at just 25%. Without action, the city could face Detroit-style insolvency within a decade, the city's former CFO writes.

Thousands of Illinois immigrants have lost health coverage, with the end of the Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults (HBIA) ...

The project is the first of 45 rooftop community solar projects owned by Prologis that will serve ComEd's northern Illinois area.

Pritzker signs mental health screening bill. Pritzker joined State Superintendent Tony Sanders, Chief Officer for Children’s ...