Illinois halts gray fox hunting and trapping indefinitely as populations decline, with new legislation empowering wildlife officials to manage seasons and protect the species.

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Illinois Republicans are calling for urgent reforms to the state’s Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) following an audit that revealed 34 violations, including 29 repeated ...

U.S. Reps. Frank Mrvan, Gary’s representative in the U.S. House, and Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, hosted a workforce development roundtable Wednesday in Gary focused on expanding federal investment in ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is launching a statewide advocacy campaign aimed at preventing insurance companies from ...

Bill Mercer, a Republican state lawmaker from Billings, sat for his nomination hearing before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee this week, the next step towards taking a seat as a U.S. District ...

Gov. JB Pritzker joined state officials on July 31 to sign legislation that will provide Illinois public schools with cost-free mental health screening tools for students across the state, according ...