Illinois the first state in the nation to require public schools to offer mental health screenings in 3rd through 12th grades ...

The bill, SB1560, requires all school districts to provide screening in grades 3 through 12 at least once a year.

Some Chicago police officers and firefighters will be getting a big boost to their pension, thanks to a bill signed into law ...

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

Gov. JB Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1560 Thursday, which would require the State Board of Education and a children’s ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed 124 bills Friday impacting everything from Chicago police and fire pensions to the use of ...

Gov. JB Pritzker joined state officials on July 31 to sign legislation that will provide Illinois public schools with ...

A bill is now in effect to ensure universal mental health screenings are available at all Illinois public schools, making it the first state in the country to do so. At Chute Middle School in Evanston ...

Gov. JB Pritzker spoke at an East St. Louis food shelter on Tuesday to talk about his administration’s plans to alleviate the ...

Senate Bill 328 would deter big businesses from behaving badly by putting profits before people in Illinois, writer says.

Illinois will ban arbitrary limits on anesthesia coverage thanks to a bill Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law Friday.