SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Politics has long been a family business in Illinois, a place where who you know – and who you're related to – m...

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan now has a bit more time to decide whether or not to appeal a federal court ruling that would force the last sta...

A new poll released Friday has yet more bad news for Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's reelection hopes. In the latest poll of Illinois voters conducted by...

CHICAGO -- A federal appeals court on Friday narrowly rejected Illinois' request to reconsider a ruling that found the state's concealed carry weapons...

CHICAGO — Illinois' attorney general on Tuesday asked the entire 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review a lawsuit challenging the state's b...

With the dust settling on the 2012 election, the focus in Illinois politics has already shifted two years into the future. Tuesday was a bruising ...

As a taxpayer and a public school parent, I want to believe that some thoughtful analysis went into the decision to turn Roberto Clemente High School into a so-called International Baccalaureate high school.

CHICAGO -- Two Illinois county clerks have received permission to defend the state's gay marriage ban in court. Effingham County Clerk Kerry Hirtzel ...

CHICAGO — Twenty-five Illinois couples were prepared for a long legal fight when they joined lawsuits challenging the state's ban on gay marriag...

* Lawsuit: S&P issued inflated ratings to boost market share * McGraw-Hill unit sued in Cook County, Illinois court ...

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit against for-profit Westwood College Wednesday, alleging the criminal justice degrees they award...

Some Illinois residents struggling to pay off their debt have yet another thing to worry about: getting thrown in jail. As WBEZ reports, creditors...

Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed suit Thursday against a Chicago man who allegedly preyed upon immigrants, posing as an official government agency ...

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn on Monday vetoed legislation that would have allowed for Commonwealth Edison to increase its rates for its customers while...

Got a drafty bungalow? A local nonprofit hopes energy-efficient updates can help cash-strapped Chicagoans weather the downturn and keep their historic...

After months of heated debate, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn on Saturday signed a law that will keep the names of licensed gun owners private. The l...

CHICAGO -- Illinois lawmakers voted overwhelming Friday to bar the public from knowing who holds a firearm owner identification card, a victory for gu...

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan stopped by The Interview Show to discuss what exactly the attorney general does.

The office of Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is asking executives at Apple and Google for a sit-down about the companies' policies on tracking...

The rhetoric surrounding a gun-owners' privacy measure in Illinois got even more heated in recent days, as a pro-gun advocate defended the use of Holo...