The $55.1 billion state spending plan signed into law Monday by Pritzker marked one of the toughest budget seasons of his tenure, amid federal funding uncertainty under President Donald Trump.

Perfection is a lofty and often unattainable goal for a long baseball season. To be perfect, things have to almost be that way. The road to this point for Gov. Livingston certainly wasn’t without its bumps and potholes,

An influential conservative health expert says fraud on Healthcare.gov worsened this year, as congressional Republicans and the White House target the program.

Marie Scott, 71, has spent more than half a century in prison for murder after she and her then-boyfriend robbed a gas station store and he killed the cashier.

Zach Geertsma (23) of Gov. Livingston takes a practice swing before his first at-bat during the NJSIAA Central/South, Group 2 baseball semfinal between Gov. Livingston and Haddonfield at Snyder Avenue Park in Berkeley Heights, NJ on 6/9/25. Scott Faytok | NJ Advance Media

Gov. JB Pritzker said while he wasn’t on Minnesota shooter’s “hit list,” there were names of “Illinois folks” found among the man’s possessions.

Kansas politics are at a turning point during Gov. Laura Kelly's final term. The override of her veto on ending the three-day mail-in ballot grace period shows sharp partisan divides shaping voting rights. New limits on local health authorities’ power during TB and measles outbreaks further illustrate legislative resistance to executive decisions.

AUGUSTA, Maine (WMTW) - Governor Janet Mills has signed a bill to create a minimum wage for farmers. This will make sure agricultural workers will earn at least the state minimum wage starting in 2026.

Backers of the bill say it’s an effort to get to the bottom of why certain types of oil tax revenue have fallen precipitously in recent years.

Gov. Newsom appointed former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to lead a state infrastructure project paid for by an outside nonprofit.