A first-of-its-kind proposal in Illinois would require gun manufacturers to help cover some of the costs associated with firearm-related injuries and deaths.

The Legislative Ethics Commission has appointed David Risley as acting Legislative Inspector General. Risley will begin in the role on Oct. 1.

A pending federal proposal would roll back the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which prevents road construction and timber harvesting on millions of acres of federal forest land, including approximately 11,000 acres of sensitive wildlife in the Shawnee National Forest.

Every year, thousands of people across Illinois ask a judge to let them start over with a new name — some are getting married, others are trying to leave a painful chapter behind.

Many Chicagoans use it every day, but the nation's second largest public transportation network has a transparency problem.

A federal appeals panel opened a new pathway for the Cook County Public Guardian’s Office to pursue litigation accusing Illinois DCFS officials of allegedly unjustly holding minors at the state's Juvenile Temporary Detention Center.

A Cook County judge is facing harsh criticism from the Cook County Sheriff and the Teamsters union that represents deputies and jailers.

That’s the finding of an Associated Press’ analysis looked at arrests during protests in Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Portland, Oregon, where President Donald Trump deployed or sought to deploy the National Guard.