SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Democrats have gotten used to legislative success over the past three years. The party has used its control of the governor’s office and its supermajorities in the ...

A bill creating an interdisciplinary commission to study the interplay between animals, the environment and infectious disease within the Illinois Department of Public Health passed the House ...

Some of the issues these One Health frameworks deal with include “zoonotic diseases, neglected tropical diseases, vector-borne diseases, antimicrobial resistance, food safety and food security ...

Critics of the Illinois SAFE-T Act, which aims to overhaul the state's criminal justice system, argue that the law will not improve public safety and may be unconstitutional.

There’s a pandemic component, too: The Illinois Education Association’s Kathi Griffin says the issue has become more important since Covid-19 interrupted schooling across the country. The two ...

A growing number of Chicago suburbs have enacted tougher e-bike regulations due to growing safety concerns. And it has become ...

For Hebein, many issues stem from what he believes is a fractured education system where children are being “politicized.” Hebein referenced an Illinois State Board of Education report in May ...

Gun reform is often framed as a political issue, when in reality it isn’t. The epidemic of gun deaths in our country makes this a public health issue and a public safety issue.

Republican candidates talk about key issues in the race for Illinois attorney general ahead of the June 28 primary election.