GOP members hope to block new teacher standards
— February 1, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Republican Illinois state lawmakers are pushing back on proposed new standards for teachers and administrators that are scheduled for a hearing before a legislative…
SPRINGFIELD – Republican Illinois state lawmakers are pushing back on proposed new standards for teachers and administrators that are scheduled for a hearing before a legislative…
SPRINGFIELD – Plans are being developed in Illinois for the state’s Electoral College delegates to meet in Springfield on Dec. 14, but they are being complicated by the worsening…
Former Gov. James R. Thompson, who died Friday, Aug. 15 in Chicago at the age of 84, is being remembered as a political powerhouse by both Democratic and Republican leaders. Thompson,…
SPRINGFIELD — State regulation of the number of people allowed at gatherings does not violate Illinoisans’ First Amendment rights, the attorney general’s office argued in a court…
SPRINGFIELD — Remodeling how Illinois’ political districts are drawn is the key to addressing the “dark cloud” of ethical violations hovering over state government, House Republican…
SPRINGFIELD – The longest-serving state legislative speaker in U.S. history will have a challenger from his own party in January. The Thursday, Oct. 1 announcement that Rep. Stephanie…
SPRINGFIELD – Republicans in the Illinois House on Tuesday, July 21 called on Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker to convene a special session of the General Assembly to focus on ethics…
Jerry bounded into the coffee shop after seeing my car outside. “Hey,” he roared. “Aren’t you coming to my wedding?” I looked up. I went back to my lunch. “It’s low-class…