SPRINGFIELD – A package of bills to increase private-sector protections for sexual harassment victims has advanced out of the state Senate Judiciary Committee. The four bills, sponsored…
SPRINGFIELD — Legislators, advocates and hundreds of Illinoisans crowded the rotunda of the Capitol on Wednesday to condemn a package of reproductive health measures that would revise…
The woman who accused a former state senator of sexual harassment says that the accusers of public officials need to have rights. Denise Rotheimer, who had accused former state Sen….
State employees who had their eyes on those “One Direction” T-shirts and other hot 2011 trends may soon be able to move forward with those purchases. Illinois workers who have been…
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)…
SPRINGFIELD — Lawmakers on March 12 successfully passed a bill through the House raising the age to purchase tobacco products to 21. The legislation moves to the Senate for a vote…
An Illinois State Police trooper who had used marijuana for pain management may be able to keep his job after action from the state House. State Trooper Michael Cokins is facing dismissal…
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…
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Chicago police shoot two suspects ...Chicago police shot two suspects – one fatally – in separate incidents ...
Suspect charged in fatal Streamwood ...A suspect has been charged in connection with the stabbing deaths of ...
