Tobacco use comes with a heavy price to the state and nation, with tobacco-related illnesses estimated to contribute to more than $225 billion in direct medical care costs each year,…
SPRINGFIELD – Since economic shutdowns began and COVID-19 death counts started to rise in March 2020, national unemployment rates have hovered at historically high numbers, stressing…
SPRINGFIELD — The top Republican in the state Senate has introduced a bill to shield healthcare providers and others from being held responsible for injuries or deaths related to…
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois plans to continue withholding federal payroll taxes on behalf of its 62,000 employees despite a program President Trump launched in August that allows workers…
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a new tool to track county-by-county progress in the fight against the novel coronavirus Thursday, June 25 but as the state readied to enter…
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued a new executive order Monday, May 17 that allows fully vaccinated residents to not wear masks inside and outdoors. The updated rules for mask…
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he will consider ideas for directing hundreds of millions of new dollars toward K-12 education in the upcoming fiscal year, but proponents of…
SPRINGFIELD – State agency heads are preparing to cut 5 percent of their budgets in the current fiscal year and 10 percent next fiscal year should the federal government fail to provide…
Judge rips Heather Mack ...
An angry federal judge took defense attorney Jeffrey Steinback publicly to task ...
Illinois communities welcome back ...
Fireworks shows celebrating Independence Day are returning after being shelved for nearly ...
Bailey wins GOP nomination ...
State Sen. Darren Bailey, who gained statewide notoriety challenging Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s ...
Cookout cost climbs, but ...
The grocery bill for a summer cookout will cost U.S. consumers 17 ...
