Illinois Public Media News

Commentary - The lack of detail from Democratic candidate for governor J.B. Pritzker makes it unclear whether his graduated tax plan would lower taxes.

A federal judge has ruled the Illinois prison system is still providing inadequate mental healthcare to inmates and that the treatment qualifies as cruel and unusual punishment.

Many active-duty service members can’t get SNAP benefits because the government counts a soldier’s housing allowance as income, pushing them above the federal eligibility line.

Unemployment rates continued to decline in all of Illinois’ 14 major metro areas in March ---- according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security.

Urbana lost 500 trees in the last three years because of the Emerald Ash Borer, an insect that infects ash trees.