Peter Hancock - Capitol News Illinois

More than five years after Illinois began issuing permits for legal production of industrial hemp, Gov. JB Pritzker said he now favors legislation to bring the industry under tighter regulation

Illinois’ gun ban will remain in place, at least until a federal appeals court hears full arguments challenging a lower court ruling that found the law unconstitutional

Gov. JB Pritzker appointed Teresa Ramos to be the first permanent secretary of the newly-formed Illinois Department of Early Childhood

Education officials from five statewide organizations are pushing for fundamental changes in the way student achievement is measured each year and how schools are held accountable for meeting the state’s academic standards.

The order striking down Illinois' gun ban was stayed for 30 days, giving the state time to file an appeal before it takes effect

Preliminary, unofficial election results show no seats in the state House or Senate have changed party hands, although a few races remained too close to call according to the Associated Press

In Illinois, only one of the 17 congressional districts falls into the “competitive” category – the 17th District, which covers much of northwest Illinois, including Rockford, the Quad Cities area, Peoria, and Bloomington-Normal.

The Illinois Supreme Court last week vacated a lower court ruling and reinstated a statute that authorizes the state to revoke a person’s Firearm Owners Identification card once they’ve been charged with a felony, even if they haven’t yet been convicted

A firearms expert testified Wednesday that the weapons restricted under Illinois’ assault weapons ban include many of the most common firearms that American consumers use for self-defense

The trial before Judge Stephen McGlynn involves numerous plaintiffs – gun store owners, gun rights advocacy groups, and private individuals – who argue the Illinois law violates the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

One year after Illinois became the first state in the nation to eliminate the use of cash bail, the impact on the state’s criminal justice system appears to have been far less dramatic than people on either side of the debate had predicted

The Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a pair of cases that test the authority of local courts to hold criminal suspects behind bars while they await trial

A federal judge in Rockford has declared a state law banning concealed firearms on public transit systems unconstitutional – at least as it applies to four individuals who challenged it in court. But the law remains in effect for everyone else

Former Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger is now a member of Republicans for Harris, a group that includes dozens of notable former GOP officeholders who now openly oppose the reelection of Donald Trump

With Illinois already a reliable Democratic state, at least as far as the presidential race is concerned, state party chair Lisa Hernandez said the state party has plans to make strategic investments outside of Illinois