Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is expected to sign Senate Bill 1563, or the Squatter Bill, into law. The bill addresses the ...

Illinois legislators are raising concerns over a $500,000 budget item for Lincoln College, a private school that shut down in ...

The letter to Secretary Linda McMahon comes just days after 24 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- ABC7's I-Team learned that Governor JB Pritzker will sign the "Squatter Bill" into law. Senate Bill 1563 passed the Illinois House in May 2025. The proposed Illinois law would make it ...

Illinois awards $5 million for fire station upgrades, benefiting safety and infrastructure, particularly in rural areas.

Gov. JB Pritzker says the Trump administration is “abandoning their responsibility to our students” by withholding $7 billion ...

The ABC7 Chicago I-Team is hearing from yet another homeowner who says squatters have moved into his property and refuse to ...

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (pictured above) is urging lawmakers to grant new oversight powers to the state’s insurance ...

GOP candidate for governor says income taxes are lower in Illinois than Wisconsin. Is that true? Illinois has a flat tax of 4.95%, which applies to all filers. Wisconsin has progressive tax, which ...

Governor JB Pritzker and 16 other governors have asked Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to release $6.8 billion in federal funds withheld from schools across the US, warning that further ...

Illinois' "Squatter Bill" will simplify eviction of squatters, giving police more authority to act without waiting for court ...

The Democratic incumbent returned to the Grand Crossing Park Field House where he launched his first run for governor in 2017, making his case for another term.