Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a new bill this week that gives the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) more flexibility in certifying grandparents and other relatives as safe ...

It was a well-known aphorism during former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s record 36 years in power that while ...

As ComEd’s lead external lobbyist for years, McClain took Madigan’s job recommendations and referred them to leaders at the ...

Illinois is considering whether it needs a new ... The word on NFL draft prospects, free agents and Chicago Bears coaches. Brad Biggs’ 10 thoughts from Senior Bowl week. The word on NFL draft ...

CHICAGO — Ex-House speaker Michael Madigan, formerly the most powerful man in Illinois politics ... abused the tremendous power he wielded,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Julia Schwartz told ...

A Detroit-based attorney who has represented numerous cases involving criminal, civil and municipal law, has formed a candidate committee for mayor. Todd Perkins of Perkins Law Group registered ...

Illinois will participate in the IRS Direct File program this year. Eligible taxpayers will be able to use the program to electronically complete their 2024 federal tax returns for free. Eligibility ...

ILLINOIS – The movement among Illinois counties to separate from Chicago and Cook County to form a new state continues ... when Cook County has more voting power than the rest of the state ...

The federal tax system allows users to electronically prepare and file their 2024 tax returns for free. The program will then connect taxpayers to Illinois’ free state income filing system ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, insisted in her Senate confirmation hearing that ...

A Hamilton County attorney was publicly censured for responding online to a negative Google review about her legal services. Cindy Powell Bice was representing a client in a child support ...

Individuals may also choose to file using tax-prep software, a tax professional, or the paper Form IL-1040.” If a taxpayer electronically files an error-free Illinois return, they should receive a ...