SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Gov. Pat Quinn won the latest round in his bid to close two state prisons and a handful of other facilities, but the legal wrangling over his controversial move will keep them ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is going to the House of Representatives with a simple message: Spend money on children, not outdated prisons. The Democratic governor's office said ...

SPRINGFIELD — Nearly 2,000 state workers and seven state-run facilities are on the chopping block as part of Gov. Pat Quinn’s budget fight with Illinois lawmakers. In an announcement today, the ...

SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Pat Quinn's plan to close two adult prisons, two youth lockups and six halfway houses for soon-to-be-released inmates was met with mixed reviews Wednesday. Labor union officials ...

Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is challenging Gov. JB Pritzker, a fellow Democrat, to use his bully pulpit to strengthen Illinois’ weak ethics laws, saying a “top-to-bottom overhaul” is needed after ...