The polarizing legislation that narrowly passed the Illinois General Assembly would allow adults diagnosed with six months or less to live to be prescribed medication to end their lives.

Deb Robertson says she's elated that Illinois is one step closer to legalize medical aid in the terminally ill, also known as the "right to die."

Gov. Pritzker did not say whether he would sign a bill that would allow for terminally ill patients to seek medical aid to end their own life.

SNAP benefits will lapse on Saturday amid the ongoing government shutdown. Gov. JB Pritzker ordered $20 million for food banks to help, as food pantries are already seeing increasing demand.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday said he was still deciding whether he’d sign legislation that would permit doctors to help terminally ill people end their lives, after the bill narrowly passed the General Assembly last week.

Illinois may be the 12th state to legalize physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients if Gov. JB Pritzker signs the bill.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker called on DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and President Trump to pause Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago for the Halloween weekend, saying the state's families deserve "a break.

Gov. Pritzker is asking the federal government to give Illinois children and families "a break" and pause federal operations over Halloween weekend.

Homeland Security has declined Illinois Governor JB Pritzker's request to reduce Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Chicago on Halloween to allow children to trick-or-treat without fear of encounters with federal agents.

A bill allowing medically-assisted death is on its way to Gov. JB Pritzker's desk after it passed the Illinois Senate at the end of their veto session.

SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is directing state agencies to take "immediate action" and work to expand domestic markets for agricultural commodities, with an executive order.