Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is expected to sign Senate Bill 1563, or the Squatter Bill, into law. The bill addresses the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- ABC7's I-Team learned that Governor JB Pritzker will sign the "Squatter Bill" into law. Senate Bill 1563 passed the Illinois House in May 2025. The proposed Illinois law would make it ...

The bill addresses the squatter problem in Illinois, making it easier for police to remove squatters from someone's home, bypassing the months-long eviction process.

Governor JB Pritzker alongside a bipartisan group of nine governors from across the country, issued a letter to PJM Interconnection, the ...

Cook County Democratic slatemakers also endorsed state Rep. Margaret Croke of Chicago for state comptroller spot being ...

J.B. Pritzker might follow the General Assembly’s lead and sign into law a bill that would raise pension benefits for Chicago police and firefighters who are in the Tier 2 category? What’s Tier 2?

Despite federal funding cuts, Illinois will continue to provide mental health support to LGBTQIA+ youth on its 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

Ryan Crosswell was the last Democrat to announce his candidacy for the 7th Congressional District but leads his two ...

The programs cost way more than officials had projected at a time when the states are facing multibillion-dollar deficits now and in the future.

Between about 10 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Saturday, there were at least 10 shootings in several West and South Side ...

Last year, Pritzker signed legislation giving the agency authority to review and reject proposed rate increases in ...

The Cook County Democratic Party, one of the most powerful political organizations in the state, chose to back Rep. Margaret ...