The measure, which passed unanimously out of the Senate in April, was approved May 15 by the House on a vote of 101 to 12.

A long-awaited bill to reform the Prisoner Review Board will soon go to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk after receiving approval in ...

A long-awaited bill to reform the Prisoner Review Board will soon go to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk after receiving approval in ...

Reforms pushed by the General Assembly last year failed to advance to the governor’s desk despite nearly unanimous support ...

A long-awaited bill to reform the Prisoner Review Board will soon go to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk after receiving approval in ...

Thanks to Turner and State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, a bill is headed to Gov. JB Pritzker's desk that will require ...

Illinois lawmakers passed Senate Bill 1953 through the Illinois House, requiring law enforcement agencies to create stricter ...

A growing number of state lawmakers are moving to repeal a 2015 Illinois law penalizing companies that boycott Israel to ...

The legislation would require anyone applying to be a police officer in Illinois to authorize all their former employers to provide full employment records before they can accept any final job offer.

National civil rights attorneys Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci released a statement Tuesday following the Illinois House’s ...

Illinois lawmakers passed a bill in the House that would create stricter hiring processes for police agencies.

Illinois lawmakers passed a bill in the House that would create stricter hiring processes for police agencies.