In the middle of Mental Health Awareness Month, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton hosted a panel in Springfield this week at which he pledged to expand the state’s behavioral health services.

Federal prosecutors on Friday announced charges against five people in connection with a Chicago-based scheme that staged armed robberies so the purported victims could apply for U.S. immigration visas reserved for legitimate crime victims.

Lawmakers have passed more than 200 bills ahead of their scheduled Friday adjournment. 

Tens of thousands of people across Cook County and even more throughout the state are still holding on to guns they shouldn’t, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said Thursday, and he’s calling on Springfield lawmakers to step in.

A bill changing how liability is accrued for companies that violate Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act now heads to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk.

The draft policy aims to undercut a dramatic rise in stops that disproportionately target people of color and rarely lead to arrests. “It felt like it was time to do something about it,” said Foxx, who is stepping down as Cook County state’s attorney this year.

The lawsuit claims systematic pay disparities between female and male employees, as well as between Black and white employees under its current and previous owners.

The validity of the 2022 General Election ballot is being questioned by seven Illinoisans who say the so-called Workers Rights Amendment question did not appear correctly.