Brian Mackey
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced an amendment to the Illinois Constitution meant to transform the way legislative district boundaries are...
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There is a new president of the Illinois Senate: Don Harmon, a Democrat from Oak Park, won the support of his colleagues during a special meeting Sunday...
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Tuesday marks one year since J.B. Pritzker was sworn in as governor of Illinois. Since then, the state has raised its minimum wage, legalized marijuana,...
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday issued pardons for more than 11,000 low-level marijuana convictions.
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Would you say that most people can be trusted, or that you can’t be too careful? An NPR Illinois survey shows Illinoisans are divided on the question —...
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Lawyers are asking a federal judge to hold the state of Illinois in contempt over the way it deals with mental illness in prisons.
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GovernmentA broad majority of Illinois voters support major changes to the state income tax, favoring a system where the wealthy pay more. That’s according to new...
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A new report from NPR Illinois and ProPublica shows the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has protected the reputation of several members of the...
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CommunityConversations around gun violence often revolve around long-term solutions, like improving schools or the local economy. But even if those things were...
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Illinois primary voters have spoken. This year’s race for governor will be a battle between two of the wealthiest men in the state. But this outcome...