Washington voted to waive a city policy and approve a quote for the installation of new windows at city hall. Two council members disagreed.

A potential $12 million amphitheater could soon be coming to Washington, and an open house was held Wednesday for the public to voice their opinions on the project.

A Chicago Sun-Times review found 43 of the 53 defendants from Illinois had been convicted and sentenced. President Donald Trump pardoned or ordered cases dropped against everyone charged in the insurrection.

While Illinois is mostly thought of as a blue state these days, close to 2.5 million people in the state voted for Donald Trump. It's no surprise there are a lot of Illinois folks in the capitol or on their way there ahead of Inauguration Day.

WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler parent Stellantis is moving forward with plans to build a new midsize pickup truck in Belvidere, Illinois, the company said on Wednesday, ending months of conflict with the United Auto Workers union over delays, and strengthening its U.S. production footprint as President Donald Trump takes office.

Washington is now the sole No. 1-ranked Class 3A girls basketball team, while Metamora and Morton are headed for a top-five Class 3A boys meeting as the latest high school poll was released by The Associated Press on Wednesday afternoon.

While Illinois is mostly thought of as a blue state these days, close to 2.5 million people in the state voted for Donald Trump. It's no surprise there are a lot of Illinois folks in the capitol or on their way there ahead of Inauguration Day.

Some Illinois lawmakers are expressing hope that the General Assembly will get serious about ethics reform in 2025. Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, is the latest in a long line of state politicians to go on trial for alleged corruption.

The Illinois National Guard is set to deploy around 140 members to Washington, D.C. ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's second inauguration on Monday.

Platkin was among the officials from 18 states, San Francisco and Washington, DC, who filed the case in federal court in Boston. Washington State Attorney General Nicholas Brown led a coalition of four other states, including Illinois, that filed a similar lawsuit in the Seattle federal court.

Illinois joined three western states on Tuesday in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship. “The children born in the U.S.