Prosecutors have told the Illinois Department of Children Family Services it can release a timeline of involvement with a Fairview Heights foster child who died in the agency’s care. DCFS says it is ...

Article Summary A caseworker for an Illinois foster child who later died had orders of protection filed against her by eight women for allegedly harassing, abusing and threatening violence against ...

Illinois leaders demand transparency from insurers as auto and home rate hikes spark calls for stricter regulations.

Trump administration blocks over $400M in federal funds, threatening key health programs across Illinois.

Trump administration seeks Illinois voter data, raising legal and privacy concerns ahead of court hearing.

Ben joined CNI in November 2024 as a Statehouse reporter, covering everything happening in Springfield and around state government.

Beth has worked in journalism for 25 years, mostly at the Belleville News Democrat. She joined CNI in 2021. Beth has been a past recipient of the George Polk Award, the Investigative Reporter and ...

Illinois enacts new gun laws on safe storage and firearm tracing amid ongoing court battles over gun rights.

Article Summary An 18-year-old girl died in a foster home in Fairview Heights, Illinois, where she lived for four years. The state’s Department of Children and Family Services is refusing to release a ...

“All our future money is gone”: The impossible task of providing child care in rural Illinois Why it’s so hard to start a child care center in rural Illinois ...

The DOJ joins a lawsuit accusing Illinois of mishandling voter registration rolls, raising federal election oversight concerns.

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker’s office is now projecting state revenues to come in about a half-billion dollars below the baseline projections assumed during his February budget address. The latest ...