Reforms pushed by the General Assembly last year failed to advance to the governor’s desk despite nearly unanimous support ...

The bill comes after Brand, on parole, allegedly stabbed his ex-girlfriend and killed her 11-year-old son a day after his ...

Reforms pushed by the General Assembly last year failed to advance to the governor’s desk despite nearly unanimous support ...

Illinois lawmakers advanced a bill that would emphasize domestic violence awareness training for members of the state’s ...

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

The single-term Republican leaves behind a complicated history. He spent five years in federal prison after being convicted ...

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

President Trump names Jeanine Pirro, former prosecutor, as top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C., amid significant legal ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was in Springfield Wednesday to make remarks on Illinois’ sanctuary state policies and Gov. JB Pritzker’s leadership. “Governor Pritzker has created a ...

Democrats are looking for the right message and messengers to lead the opposition to President Donald Trump in his second term. And two vastly different politicians are emerging as top Democratic ...

Former Illinois Governor George Ryan has died at the age of 91. Former Republican State Rep. Jim Durkin confirmed Ryan's death. Sources said Ryan and his family recently were in Florida ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Former Illinois Governor George Ryan has died at the age of 91, former Illinois House Republican leader Jim Durkin said Friday. The Republican served as governor from 1999 to 2003.