SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a first-in-the-nation executive order to block the federal ...

The Illinois governor has not announced whether he will seek a third term in Springfield next year, but he also has not said ...

Illinois is getting set to close on property that officials want to buy to keep invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes.

This is Illinois, which is a place of sharp elbows and rough-and-tumble politics. I can’t tell you that doesn’t seep into the ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order in response to federal efforts to create a database for autism research.

The Trump administration agreed to fund its share for a $1.2 billion barrier system to prevent invasive carp from entering ...

A funeral was held Thursday for the late former Illinois Gov. George Ryan. He died last Friday at the age of 91.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State officials are on track to shut down a program at the end of June that provides publicly funded ...

His most high-profile act as governor was to place a moratorium on the death penalty in Illinois. "He was someone who was blessed with the opportunity to try to make a difference on a bigger scale.

George Ryan is best known for declaring a state moratorium on the death penalty in 2000 that eventually led to its abolition.

As Gov. JB Pritzker gears up for a congressional showdown on immigration, a Chicago-area union mechanic launches his bid to replace him.