Illinois has 13 Division I college basketball teams eligible for the NCAA tournament.

If a current Senate bill clears the House and is signed into law, Illinois will join three other states and the District of Columbia in soon paying a minimum wage of $15 per hour.

The state legislature adjourned before taking action on Senate Bill 1597, which would require Illinois consumers to pay a 5 cent fee for every single-use paper or plastic bag, but similar proposals are being considered at the county and local levels.

State Sen. Dave Syverson was among nine GOP state senators who joined with Democrats to pass a bill to hike the pay of state agency department heads this week.

Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) contributed $21.1 million to 30 state House races this election cycle, including $3,445,351 to 22 fellow Democrats in the week leading up to Tuesday’s general election.

John Cabello of the Republican party has been declared the winner in the House District 68 race against Democratic candidate Jake Castanza.

Republican Adam Kinzinger has been declared the winner in the 16th Congressional District against Democrat Sara Dady.

Republican Joe Sosnowski has been declared the winner in the House District 69 race against Democrat Angelique Bodine.

Republican Andrew Chesney has been declared the winner in the House District 89 race against Democrat Nicholas Hyde.

Democrat Michael Frerichs has been declared the winner in the Illinois State Treasurer's race against Republican Jim Dodge.

Democrat Susana Mendoza has won the state Comptroller race against Republican Darlene Senger.

Democrat Jesse White has won the Secretary of State race against Republican Jason Helland.

Democrat Kwame Raoul won the Attorney General's race after Republican candidate Erika Harold conceded the race.

Democrat J.B. Pritzker won the gubernatorial race after Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner conceded the race Tuesday night.

State representative hopeful Jake Castanza says he was never charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, though Winnebago 17th Circuit Court records say otherwise.

Jake Castanza knows he doesn’t have much of a resume. He’s hoping Winnebago County voters help him start building one.

The political arm of Illinois’ largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, has already spent nearly $600,000 this year across 24 competitive state House and Senate races, according to filings with the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Pension, an ever pervasive problem in Illinois, may be spiking in Rockford.

Among Illinois counties, Boone, Montgomery and Bond had the highest percentage of property owners with mortgages who owe at least 25 percent more on their loans than their property is worth, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.

Illinois state government leaders say they will spend a record $38.5 billion and borrow an estimated $11.5 billion over the next year, according to a fiscal year 2019 budget plan approved by Gov. Bruce Rauner.