Illinois General Assembly

A bill waiting for Governor J.B. Pritzker’s signature will require students to learn about climate change. And the legislation was created by a Naperville high school student.“My parents were like ‘It passed!’ because they found out and then it's just exciting. It was very exciting.”Learn more about the climate change education plan and the student behind it.

Media investigations on isolated seclusions and restraint in Illinois sparked controversy and prompted immediate emergency rule changes from the State…

Illinois state representatives from both sides of the aisle came to Northern Illinois University this week. They fielded student questions, debated state…

Illinois Republican Jeff Keicher is the freshman Representative for the State's 70th House District, which includes parts of DeKalb, Kane, and Boone…

Members of the Illinois Board of Higher Education are satisfied with how higher ed fared in the new state budget passed by Illinois lawmakers.For several…

Democrats dominate both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly, but Republicans were able to get some of their measures passed in the final days of the…

Friday is the last day of the Illinois General Assembly’s scheduled spring legislative session, and lawmakers still have a long list of things to do.

Proposed plans for legalizing recreational marijuana in Illinois shifted from "when" to "how."Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan is on board. So are…

The Illinois General Assembly is considering whether people should be allowed to sue to block regulatory decisions of state government. The state’s…

Each day of session in the General Assembly starts off with a prayer from a minister or chaplain. For the first time, a Hindu will be sharing a recitation…