Plainfield/Oswego Democratic State Representative Harry Benton says he is very critical of the budget proposed by Governor ...

Illinois’ slow growth economy has limited Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s ability to spend, so he’s adopted a new role as prudent money ...

Voters, activists and even some governors, like Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, are growing exasperated with congressional ...

WGN Political Analyst Paul Lisnek joined WGN Evening News to discuss several big stories from the week. This week's topics ...

Following Wednesday’s State of the State and State Budget Address from Governor JB Pritzker, Republican Senator Li Arellano, Jr. visited WMBD News at 4 to share his thoughts. Arellano said his biggest ...

Host Sean Crawford is joined by Professor Emeritus Charlie Wheeler and Capitol News Illinois' Ben Szalinski. The former ...

Washington's threats to state and local government funding took center stage when Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker delivered his seventh budget.

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office says the chairperson of the Board of Supervisors was cited for public intoxication. Tom ...