A state committee voted to push forward a bill that would let terminally ill patients request life-ending medication.

The Catholic Church lobbied hard against a bill that would allow the terminally ill to end their lives in Illinois.

Legislation that would allow terminally ill people to end their lives with the help of a doctor was passed by the Illinois House and now heads to the Senate.

In Illinois, however, legislation approving medical aid in dying has struggled to gain support within the General Assembly’s Democratic supermajority. “This is an incredibly difficult issue ...

According to a study conducted by Compassion and Choices alongside WebMD, 58% of Illinois physicians supported legalized ...

The Illinois House passed a plan Thursday night to allow anyone dying of a terminal illness within six months to have the ...

In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Associate Editor Greg Bishop reviews some shell bill action ...

Under Senate Bill 1950, doctors would be allowed to prescribe terminally ill patients a lethal dose of medication that they ...

As the spring legislative session winds down in Illinois, sponsors of assisted suicide legislation are trying get passage by including the measure with a food prep ...

Sponsors of a physician-assisted suicide bill in Illinois are trying to get a measure that would make it the 12th state to legalize medical aid in dying before the legislative session ends on ...

In addition to passing a $55 billion state budget, the Illinois General Assembly passed and punted on various legislation ...