State lawmakers are now formally considering legislation to pool the resources of nearly 650 local Illinois police and fire department pension funds.

An Illinois lawmaker wants to give police officers more power to take away guns from someone who poses a threat. 

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed a law Monday meant to protect immigrants who are in the U-S illegally. The law is called the TRUST Act, and it prohibits Illinois police from arresting people based only on their immigration status, unless they have a warrant signed by a judge.

The Illinois House has approved a 1.2 percentage-point increase in the state income tax. Last night, more than a dozen Republicans joined the majority Democrats to pass the legislation, despite the objections of Governor Bruce Rauner.

Illinois lawmakers are on the verge of passing a state budget, though only a partial one, on Thursday, June 30th, the final day of the 2016 fiscal year.