The Illinois Senate Local Government Committee approved a measure Wednesday that would allow board of review members in certain areas to live outside the county. 

Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of 21 attorneys general sued President Donald Trump Thursday challenging the 10 percent tariff instated after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the president’s previous tariffs. 

The Illinois Municipal League (IML) is proposing a legislative agenda this spring that would allow non-home rule municipalities to impose their own motor fuel tax — and pushes against some of the governor’s key proposals. 

The Senate Executive Committee approved a measure Wednesday that would allow urban communities to lower their default speed limits without conducting a speed study. 

The Senate Criminal Law Committee approved bills Wednesday to clarify court proceedings for minors being released from custody and establish information sharing between pretrial services agencies and the Illinois State Police. 

A new report from a state reparations commission details the lasting effects that slavery and state laws that prevented Black Illinoisans from generating wealth have had on the state’s Black residents. 

Despite an executive order from President Donald Trump seeking to limit states’ authority of artificial intelligence (AI) regulations, Illinois lawmakers are continuing to discuss policies to increase safety and mitigate harms that may arise from the ever-growing technology. 

The House Revenue and Finance Committee approved the megaprojects bill that is intended to keep the Chicago Bears in Illinois Thursday, but members departed Springfield before it could be voted on by the full House. 

A bill to place limitations on application fees and “junk fees” charged by landlords and property management companies failed on the House floor Thursday. 

The House Executive Committee approved the latest version of a measure prohibiting landlords and property management companies from charging certain “junk fees” Wednesday, despite a procedural error creating confusion around the bill’s language.