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Mr. Bahlman also helped save the former Cook County Hospital building from the wrecking ball.

The state was on par with nationwide trends, where wage growth for “job-stayers” increased 5.4%, and the state’s median salary was just shy of the national median salary of $58,700.

Heidi Mueller, who has served as director of the Illinois Dept. of Juvenile Justice since 2016, was selected after a national search. She will take the reins of the scandal-plagued agency beginning February 1.

Even if you don’t need to diet or exercise more, there’s still an important resolution you can make for 2024.

Madigan, the longtime Illinois House speaker, is charged with bribery and conspiracy. A lawmaker wants to ban his portrait from the House.

The law, which took effect Jan. 1, is amends another law passed in 2003 and is intended to hold employers accountable for failing to act on complaints of alleged misconduct.

A new Illinois law makes it illegal to interfere with, obstruct, or impede a picket line, demonstration, or protest. It isn't clear if this can be used against counter protesters. Another new state law says that independent contractors count as "newly hired employees" under the Unemployment Insurance Act. And another…

Investigators specializing in cold cases and missing people have discovered the identity of an Illinois woman who went missing in the 1970s

California, Illinois and Colorado among states implementing ‘red flag’ laws after US ends 2023 with more mass shootings than days