The suit was filed Friday in Cook County Circuit Court by opponents of a tax increase on higher-priced property sales. They have fought the proposal, claiming it will dampen sales in an already-fragile market.

The Supreme Court will decide whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the 2024 presidential ballot because of his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss that culminated in the U.S. Capitol attack.

New York state lawyers are increasing their request for penalties to $370 million in former President Donald Trump’s civil business fraud trial.

Representatives for President Joe Biden and Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley filed petitions for the March partisan primary in Illinois.

Ald. Anthony Beale filed paperwork to withdraw his candidacy for 9th Ward Democratic committeeperson Thursday morning. He was already facing a petition challenge from Cleopatra Draper.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has tapped juvenile justice veteran Heidi Mueller to run Illinois' embattled child welfare agency.

Illinois was among several states to receive an emailed bomb threat to its statehouse. No bombs were found and the FBI deemed the wave of threats to be a hoax.

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a ruling barring him from the Colorado ballot.