Gov. J.B. Pritzker is proposing a budget that includes legalized marijuana and sports betting, and a tax on insurance companies. In his first budget address, given Feb. 20, Pritzker…
Full resourcing of the United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM ) was among the topics as U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Chicago), a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee,…
As the clock ticked toward opening day for Illinois schools, Gov. Bruce Rauner and Springfield Democrats seemed even more far apart on a compromise that would allow school districts…
Gov. Bruce Rauner ordered the General Assembly back to Springfield for a special 10-day session from June 21-31 to try to hammer out a last-minute budget before the July 1 end of Illinois’s…
The Illinois budget battle for the 100th General Assembly session ended May 31 like a banquet hall catering disaster. It all started in January, when the “Grand Bargain” bills,…
For the first time in 15 years, the Tazewell County Board is seeking to raise property taxes — a move aimed to prevent deficit spending in the second-lowest county for property tax…
Whether Illinois schools will receive state funds to open in the fall will depend on a compromise between two parties that have historically not been very good at working together:…
In the frustrating struggle at the end of May to craft a budget bill that would pass both the Illinois House and Senate, the Springfield Democrats decided to clean out their inventory…
