Students in Illinois unable to pay for their lunch would not be singled out or treated any differently, according to proposed legislation. In many school districts, students who are…
Illinois House Republicans are pushing legislation that would limit state legislative leaders to a decade in power. Legislation proposed by state Rep. Thomas Bennett (R-Gibson City)…
The following is a list of candidates who have filed to run in the March 2018 primary for state representatives and state senators from districts that serve voters across McLean,…
Gov. Bruce Rauner has promised to veto SB 1839, a multi-subject telecom bill passed by both houses in the General Assembly. But the bill has never been delivered to the governor’s…
The year 2016 in Illinois brought economic uncertainty as Springfield legislators, both Democrat and Republican, refused to budge over a state budget and finally agreed to a “stop-gap”…
While legalized marijuana has been talked about as a state revenue source and a way to free up law enforcement resources for more pressing matters, Annika Kolasa sees a whole other…
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:…
The sponsor of a new law requiring local officials to justify travel expenses said it’s part of his main focus in Springfield to lower property taxes for Illinoisans. State Rep. David…
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