CHICAGO – As was the case with many big legislative efforts in Springfield, former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan’s staff was deeply involved in negotiations over what would…
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois House narrowly passed a bill Thursday that would allow businesses, universities and other building owners to designate multi-occupancy all-gender bathrooms…
SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers are considering bills that would create a new tax credit for affordable housing, referred to as the “Build Illinois Homes Tax Credit.” The legislation,…
CHICAGO – In April 2017, a top staffer in then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s office was looking to leave his job after a combined nearly 18 years working for the speaker’s…
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois House passed a bill Wednesday that would prohibit libraries from banning books or other material because of partisan or doctrinal pressure, prompting strong…
CHICAGO – Being the longtime friend of longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan granted Mike McClain certain privileges not afforded to other lobbyists in Springfield,…
The Illinois House passed 41 bills to the Senate Tuesday, March 21 ahead of a scheduled Friday deadline. The measures, among others, included a ban on polystyrene food containers, bills…
This week we have reports on decreasing fertilizer and diesel prices, updates on two key pesticide bills in front of the Illinois State Legislature and positive news regarding efforts…
Parents, advocates push for more ...First in a series looking at Early Intervention funding in the state ...
Zion double murder still resonates ...In 2005, the brutal Mother’s Day slayings of Laura Hobbs, 8, and ...
Solemn ceremony remembers fallen Cook ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IWzMMyxs7o The weather was mostly sunny and over 60 degrees for what ...
Notorious West Side Chicago drug ...“I know I ain’t going to be around forever. You dig what ...
