The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a “Comprehensive Climate Action Plan” this month, detailing the measures needed for the state to reach its goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Illinois and a coalition of 24 states received a preliminary injunction blocking an attempt by the Trump administration to access state data on commercial driver's license holders. 

The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules heard agency testimony on a proposed rule dealing with deer removal and extended consideration for rules on constitutional amendment petitions and maternal healthcare payments. 

The Illinois State Board of Education will begin developing statewide scoring criteria for assessing English-proficiency in English language learners.  

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected new rules that would have restricted the use of mail ballots for the midterm election that prompted legal action from states and voters' rights groups. 

Illinois Supreme Court justices return to Springfield Tuesday for their September session. The court will hear oral arguments in 12 cases over six days, including questions regarding pretrial release and mandatory minimum sentencing for juveniles. 

An Illinois law allowing terminally ill patients to medically end their own lives went into effect over the weekend after a federal judge declined to block it. 

The Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA) Board of Directors selected a former member of the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) board as their chair and named a former Chicago aviation boss as NITA’s interim executive director Thursday. 

The new Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA) board of directors will hold their first meeting Thursday, establishing the groundwork for the new oversight agency for public transit in the Chicago area. 

Gov. JB Pritzker said he is pleased with progress made by the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), but that further improvements are needed after a state audit found the department remains out of compliance with a 2020 state law.