The Chicago City Council emphatically voted down Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to hike property taxes by $300 million Thursday, creating a yawning hole in the city’s 2025 budget that must now be closed ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday pushed back on criticism that his Chicago police budget plan endangers the department’s ...

Attorneys general from 46 states, led by Kwame Raoul, urge the FCC to improve the Robocall Mitigation Database to block ...

Illinois AG Kwame Raoul warns Chicago Mayor Johnson not to cut funding for police reform, risking contempt of court.

Raoul: 'By putting tips toward driver pay, DoorDash could get away with contributing as little as $1 toward a worker’s pay ...

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joins a chorus of reforms advocates who have sounded the alarm about Johnson’s proposal ...

On the House floor Tuesday, state Rep. Dan Caulkins, R-Decatur, said the state’s gun ban was deemed unconstitutional by ...

POCOHONTAS Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged a Pocahontas, Illinois man with possessing child sexual abuse material. The ...

A new statewide effort in Illinois will evaluate the integrity of convictions throughout the state and investigate claims of ...

The new Conviction Integrity Unit will primarily help state’s attorneys in counties that do not already have offices to ...

Meanwhile, Illinois will receive a large opioid settlement; North Carolina makes progress in overdose rates; health advocates seek to extend insurance subsidies for young adults in Maryland; and more.