FARAH SIDDIQI Illinois News Connection

Illinois is seeing a steady drop in youth arrests and therefore, fewer adolescents locked up in juvenile and adult detention facilities. Josh Rovner, director of youth justice for The Sentencing ...

Almost 2 million people in Illinois receive SNAP food assistance, but several hundred thousand are expected to lose access to it at the end of October, after pandemic-related extensions expire. The ...

Most Illinois residents will soon be paying the one-percent state sales tax on their groceries again. Governor JB Pritzker’s temporary tax relief is set to expire July 1 following a one-year ...

A U.S. Supreme Court decision is shaking up the environmental community in Illinois and across the country. The high court ” target=”_blank”>ruled 5-4 on Thursday that wetlands ...

Illinois HB 3768 passes both Houses

Illinois could soon be the fourth state to pass a law to prevent unfair youth sentencing. The legislation encourages criminal courts to recognize youth who are convicted for acts of self-defense or ...

A proposed measure in Illinois aims to improve access to the ballot for visually impaired voters. Senate Bill 682, introduced by Sen. Julie Morrison, D-Lake Forest, would permit people who are ...