Federal order is the latest development in a nearly two-year fight between banks and retailers over an Illinois law that bans so-called swipe fees on the tax and tip portions of customers’ bills.

Taxes are as ingrained in the automotive sector as any other.From sales tax to fuel tax and so on, there is simply no avoiding taxes when you own a car.The state of Illinois is now looking to add another way to tax drivers,

Illinois this week saw its biggest spike in gas prices since the war with Iran started, according to data. The average price in Cook, Lake, and McHenry Counties all rose more than 15 cents since Wednesday.

The Illinois House heard arguments on Thursday to repeal the state's anti-BDS law, which says the state's pension funds can not be invested in companies that boycott Israel. The law itself has been used as a model across the country.

Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Ill., clashed with the Illinois Federation of Teachers over a statewide bill to ban cellphones in classrooms during instructional hours.

Dozens of Illinois school districts are under investigation from the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, the department announced Thursday. The agency said it will investigate whether the schools “have included sexual orientation and gender ideology (SOGI) content in any class for grades pre-K-12.

Kane and Cook County prosecutors and the police departments of Chicago, Elgin, Evanston, and Franklin Park will formally deliver the report.

A Chicago alderman calls for changes to Illinois' no-cash bail law after a felon on pretrial release allegedly killed a police officer in a hospital.