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(The Center Square) - Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security officials are promising to be more responsive to local emergency management agencies after state lawmakers ra...

(The Center Square) - Illinois will fully take over operation of its health insurance marketplace in 2026, moving away from the federal Healthcare.gov platform and rebranding as the state-run Get Cove...

'Lawsuit inferno' bill takes effect Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation which led the American Tort Reform Association to label Illinois a "Lawsuit Inferno." Senate Bill 328, sponsored by Illino...

(The Center Square) Ahead of oral arguments over Illinois' gun ban in the federal appeals court, attorneys for the state filed their final reply brief. Part of the state's argument filed Thursday is t...

(The Center Square) - In a Friday announcement of the status of 269 bills, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation which led opponents to call Illinois a "Lawsuit Inferno." He vetoed two other measu...

(The Center Square) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's law banning utility shutoffs during extreme heat and cold is sparking concerns over rising electric bills across Illinois. Signed a few years ago, the law pr...

(The Center Square) - In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop talks with gun rights advocate Todd Vandermyde about the latest filing from the state defendin...

Ex-student sentenced for school gun, time served A former Chicago Public Schools student has been sentenced to five years in prison for bringing a loaded machine gun to school, but he is not expected ...

Search continues for Gibson City suspect Illinois State Police continue their search for a suspect wanted in connection with a Gibson City shooting which left two law enforcement officers injured. ISP...

(The Center Square) - An Illinois Republican lawmaker says a judge's ruling this week did not end the case against Texas House Democrats who fled to Illinois. Illinois state Sen. Jil Tracy, R-Quincy, ...