Public transit in the Chicago metropolitan area will get a $1.5 billion infusion to save it from financial disaster under a law that will take effect next summer

Despite introducing over 100 bills this year to regulate AI, congressional lawmakers failed to pass any comprehensive legislation. In the absence of federal regulation, all 50 states, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Washington, D.C., introduced AI regulatory bills this year, with 38 states adopting about 100 measures.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed SB 1911, which expands and enhances the Prairie State’s film production tax credit. The bill is part of a larger economic development package and aims to make the Land of Lincoln a more film-friendly state with increased tax credits for production expenses on Illinois residents and vendors as well

The news is a blow to Gov. JB Pritzker’s climate change-fighting goals too, as demand from AI data centers soars while wind and solar development stalls.

Initially federalized in October for 60 days, the 300 Illinois National Guard troops will continue to be deployed through mid-April.

Gov. JB Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1950, making Illinois the 12th state to legalize medical aid in dying (MAID).

The three Republican members of the Illinois congressional delegation are asking President Donald Trump to deny former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s request for a pardon, writing that it “would send a dangerous message that public officials can betray the public trust with impunity.”

Selecting the right trustee is one of the most important decisions in setting up a revocable living trust, according to Chicago revocable trusts lawyer Mary Liberty of Illinois Estate Law ( In Illinois,

Jamarques Lawrence hit a 3-point shot with less than a second remaining to give No. 23 Nebraska an 83-80 win over No. 13 Illinois.

ROME and NEW YORK -- Pope Leo XIV appointed on Thursday Bishop Ronald A. Hicks as archbishop of New York, moving a fellow Chicagoan to one of the highest Catholic posts in the United States.