The Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools conducted its sixth statewide survey of school superintendents on the staffing situation and found that 79% of the 690 respondents said they have a teacher shortage problem. Read moreIllinois school staffing described to be at 'crisis' level
SPRINGFIELD — Exactly 38 months after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, Illinois no longer will be under a disaster proclamation as of May 11, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Tuesday. Read moreIllinois’ COVID-19 disaster proclamation to end in May
The temporary restraining order against Illinois’ gun ban issued by an Effingham County judge was upheld Tuesday by the Fifth District Appellate Court of Illinois. The ruling only applies to the lawsuit's 866 plaintiffs and four licensed gun dealers. Read moreTemporary restraining order issued on state's gun ban
A Chicago prosecutor said Monday that she's dropping sex-abuse charges against singer R. Kelly following federal convictions in two courts that should guarantee the disgraced R&B star will be locked up for decades. Read moreChicago prosecutor dropping R. Kelly sex-abuse charges
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and legislative leaders said they were disappointed but not surprised by a judge’s decision late Friday putting a temporary and limited halt to enforcement of the state’s recently-passed assault weapons ban. Read moreUPDATED: State preparing further defense of assault weapons ban
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services on Jan. 19 was named in a federal class-action lawsuit on behalf of children in state care who have been held in juvenile detention centers after a judge ordered their release. Read moreDCFS, director face lawsuit filed on behalf of jailed wards
A judge issued a temporary restraining order Friday blocking the new Illinois law banning assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines. The ruling only applies to 850 plaintiffs in the lawsuit in Effingham County and four licensed gun dealers. Read moreJudge issues order blocking Illinois semiautomatic gun ban
The Illinois State Rifle Association has joined forces with other gun rights advocates in filing a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s new ban on the sale and manufacture of semiautomatic weapons and high-capacity magazines. Read moreRifle Association files federal suit against assault weapons ban
A trio of gun owners and a firearms retailer in southeastern Illinois have filed the first two lawsuits in what’s expected to be a flurry of litigation against the state’s new law banning the sale and manufacture of assault weapons in Illinois. Read moreGun rights advocates file opening legal challenges to Illinois’ assault weapons ban
Illinois lawmakers on Tuesday approved a measure protecting Illinois' access to abortion from out-of-state meddling, making the state the latest to pursue such protections since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last June. Read moreIllinois lawmakers greenlight enhanced abortion protections
With a new ban on certain guns now in place in Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has a message for law enforcement: Do your job or else. Gun-rights groups say the ban won’t last long. Read morePritzker's message to police: ‘Do your job’ regarding gun ban
The latest food price outlook from the US Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service projects all food prices could increase 3.5% to 4.5% in 2023. Read moreFood price inflation to remain high; impacts variable
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday signed a bill banning the sale, distribution and manufacture of high-power assault weapons, .50 caliber rifles and ammunition, and large-capacity magazines while allowing people who already own such weapons to keep them. Read moreUPDATED: Pritzker signs assault weapon sales, manufacturing ban
Ending a standoff that has lasted for years, Illinois farmers now have the right to repair their John Deere tractors themselves. Read moreNothing runs like a Deere
The Illinois Senate approved a ban on semiautomatic weapons Monday, hours after Gov. J.B. Pritzker was sworn in to a second term and expressed disgust over shootings so frequent each "needs a title so you know which one we're referring to." Read moreIll. Senate OKs gun ban, House Democrats agree with changes
Officials at high levels of state government will receive substantial pay raises this month after the House and Senate passed a budget bill that also advances a $400 million business incentive fund proposal pushed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Read moreUPDATE: Pritzker signs bill giving state government pay raises, advancing ‘closing fund’
A bill that would ban the sale and manufacture of assault weapons in Illinois advanced out of the state House on Thursday and now awaits action in the Senate. Read moreHouse advances assault weapon ban, Senate giving it ‘extensive review’
An appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court regarding the constitutionality of a state law that would end cash bail appears to be at least two months away from resolution under a new timeline approved by the court Thursday. Read moreSupreme Court sets March timeline for oral arguments in cash bail appeal
Senate Bill 1001 would reduce the wine manufacturers’ fee from $1,250 to its previous amount of $750 annually, which was in place before the COVID-19 pandemic. The measure passed the Illinois Senate last year but has yet to pass the House. Read moreState winemakers seek tax relief
The Illinois Supreme Court has halted provisions of a new law that would eliminate cash bail for criminal defendants, issuing a stay hours before the new policies were set to take effect Sunday. Read moreIllinois high court halts elimination of cash bail
Since the launch of sports betting in March 2020, Illinois sports gamblers have bet in the neighborhood of $18 billion. The state’s 12 sports books have netted about $1.5 billion, and the total tax revenue for the state has surpassed $200 million. Read moreSports bettors in Illinois post big numbers in 2022
Illinois' minimum wage will increase by an additional dollar an hour in 2023, and new laws on the books will impact how the state's businesses manage employees. Read moreIllinois' minimum wage going up in 2023
The Illinois Shelter Alliance is a coalition of more than 50 emergency and transitional housing organizations from throughout Illinois that have organized to push for increased state emergency housing investment. Read moreThe pandemic ushered in a new era of emergency housing, but it now faces a fiscal cliff
Some of the state’s leading law enforcement officials on Tuesday urged lawmakers to pass a statewide ban on high-power, high-capacity weapons, which they say are growing in prevalence in Illinois. Read moreLaw enforcement officials push for ban on high-power, high-capacity weapons
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