SPRINGFIELD — A measure preventing lawmakers from receiving pay for days they did not hold office has remained in legislative limbo since its introduction in January. Its sponsor…
SPRINGFIELD – Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker thanked lawmakers Thursday, Nov. 14 for passing legislation to address an issue that has eluded the General Assembly for nearly seven decades…
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois House Republicans unveiled another package of proposed ethics reforms Thursday that they say are prompted by the wide-ranging federal probe into alleged corruption…
I’m not keen on voting for billionaire Tom Steyer, no matter how cool his father may have been. Steyer, a hedge fund tycoon gone straight, had been running what amounted to a stealth…
The camp of U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-6th) says his potential 2020 opponent is way off base with her charges that the congressman is having “invite only” town hall meetings. “It’s…
SPRINGFIELD — Senate President John Cullerton will resign from the General Assembly sometime in January, he told his caucus in a meeting after the fall veto session concluded Thursday,…
SPRINGFIELD — Republicans in the Illinois Senate unveiled a bill Oct. 30 that would give the legislative inspector general independent authority to launch investigations and issue…
SPRINGFIELD — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot laid out her budget plan Oct. 23, announcing the city “will need cooperation from Springfield” in order to fill an $838 million operating…
Three men shot – one ...Three men were shot – one fatally -- Saturday afternoon on Chicago's ...
Government, defense spar as child ...With the criminal trial of Elburn veterinarian Adam Stafford King fast approaching ...
Chicago teen charged in fatal ...A 19-year-old Chicago man has been charged in connection with a fatal ...
Challenges persist for women, minorities ...PEORIA — For 60 years, SkillsUSA Illinois has held workforce development competitions ...
