The vast majority of the ideas won’t make it to the desk of Gov. JB Pritzker or become law—last General Assembly, House lawmakers filed 5,929 bills and only passed 564—but the list of proposals offers ...

U.S. House members approved the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, or SAVE Act by a vote of 220-208. The bill would amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require proof of United ...

Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Speaker Mike Johnson and Florida GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna say they have cut a deal to end the fight over proxy voting for new ...

(The Center Square) – The mayor of Chicago testified during a congressional hearing Wednesday that his city is safer because of its Welcoming City ordinance. “Any actions that amplify fears of ...

Metro unemployment rates updated The unemployment rate decreased in eleven metro areas and increased in one for the year ending February, according to data released Thursday by the Illinois Department ...

(The Center Square) – Critics say rules to label all artificial intelligence-made content in Illinois Senate Bill 150 could hurt political debate. American Civil Liberties Union’s Stephen Ragan argued ...

In one letter – shown to four federal juries in the last two years – McClain effusively praised his close friend, then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, referring to him as his “real client” and ...

State Rep. Nabeela Syed, D-Palatine, has introduced House Bill 1442 that would establish curbside voting during early voting and on election day. During a House Ethics and Election Committee hearing ...

Summary SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Whisper is a popular transcription tool powered by artificial intelligence, but it has a major flaw. It makes things up that were never said. Whisper was created by OpenAI ...

(WASHINGTON) — A hacker gained access to an online secure document-sharing file between attorneys involved in a civil lawsuit brought by a close friend of former Rep. Matt Gaetz, according to sources ...

Oleksandr Gimanov via Getty Images (LONDON) — Ukrainian authorities reported a major Russian missile and drone strike on targets across the country on Tuesday night, with a top aide to President ...

Illinois State Museum The Illinois State Museum The Museum’s many collections and research activities provide a great base for exhibitions and public programs that tell the story of the land, life, ...