Hannah Meisel

Sam McCann, charged with misusing campaign funds, set for trial next week.

At court hearing, former Democratic powerhouse makes first appearance in court.

Bill sponsor calls Kwame Raoul’s decision ‘heartbreaking’ and a ‘gut punch’ to women.

GOP leader says he’s ready to compromise as governor keeps ball in lawmakers’ court.

Bill faces uncertain future in Senate

Think Big America is set up as ‘dark money’ group, though governor is its sole donor

Emails shown at trial detail Madigan world’s response to 2018 sexual harassment scandal.

El estado construirá una línea directa en respuesta a la afluencia de pacientes que viajan desde lugares con restricciones de aborto

Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey on Tuesday said he’d prioritize eliminating “critical race theory” and “egregious” sex education standards from Illinois schools if elected to replace Gov. JB Pritzker in November, courting a relatively new coalition of voters radicalized during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Before closing out its truncated spring legislative session earlier this month, the General Assembly approved language that will be put to voters in November, asking whether Illinois should amend its constitution to add a so-called “Workers’ Rights Amendment” to guarantee the right to collectively bargain in a state with a long tradition of strong organized labor. But those behind a new lawsuit filed Thursday hope to prevent the question from being printed on the ballot in the first place, claiming the proposed amendment would conflict with federal labor law.