Illinois is the only state where the state government does not have any ability to prevent indiscriminate rate hikes. Special interests in Springfield have lobbied for years to keep it this way.

With gun violence still a persistent problem despite recent drops in Chicago, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a pair of gun control ...

Pritzker acknowledged there is no one reason Chicago's homicide rate is down 3% from last year, shootings down 40%, and ...

This story contains mentions of suicide. With a backdrop of a hand-painted, student-made mural and a grinning slate of state ...

As part of the program, mental health screenings in Illinois schools will become a regular thing. The state’s Board of ...

Illinois has become the first state to offer annual mental health screenings to public school students in grades 3-12, in partnership with psychiatric hospitals, with the goal of shifting from crisis ...

For 17-year-old Abhinav Anne, offering Illinois students a chance to get a free mental health screening feels like a milestone in his work in mental health advocacy. Governor JB Pritzker cemented that ...

Ted Dabrowski, President of Wirepoints, is considering running for Governor of Illinois in 2026, challenging two-term ...

Pritzker said Illinois is the first in the country to provide universal mental health screenings for children in public schools.

Pritzker said it’s important to overcome the stigma around getting help for mental health issues and to treat mental health ...

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a letter with other Democratic governors calling on the Trump administration to release withheld ...

During a recent House hearing on immigration Illinois Governor JB Pritzker put Rep. Brandon Gill in his place over an absurd line of questioning about bathrooms.