SPRINGFIELD, ILL (WCIA) — With three days remaining in Illinois’ legislative session, all eyes are on lawmakers to introduce a full state budget proposal. Lawmakers face a May 31 deadline to approve a spending plan before the scheduled end of the session.

The measure, SB315, goes beyond legislation from California and New York regulating America’s largest AI companies. It still needs to be signed by the governor.

A few days after President Donald Trump abruptly canceled a plan that would have given the federal government power to vet frontier AI models over fears that it might hobble innovation, Illinois lawmakers passed the nation’s strongest AI safety law.

Illinois state lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday that seeks to increase transparency and accountability among the largest and most capable AI models.

Why a loaded veteran core gives the Illini everything they need to finish the job in March.

Illinois lawmakers advanced two long-debated measures to prevent insurance companies from raising auto and homeowners insurance rates without more stringent state oversight.

A long stay in the neonatal intensive care unit can be one of the most difficult journeys a parent can face, but starting next week, Illinois becomes only the second state in the nation to offer NICU-specific leave for moms and dads.