Rauner pushes lawmakers to vote on term limits
— July 28, 2016Illinois’ governor is back to pushing for political reforms, urging lawmakers to approve a ballot initiative for term limits when they return from summer break. Gov. Bruce Rauner…
Illinois’ governor is back to pushing for political reforms, urging lawmakers to approve a ballot initiative for term limits when they return from summer break. Gov. Bruce Rauner…
Gov. Bruce Rauner used his veto pen to change or sink a number of union-backed proposals, two of which dealt with pay and benefits for home healthcare workers. The governor vetoed a…
For a state that has been livin’ on a prayer – and court decrees – for agency funding, a stopgap budget that only gets “halfway there” seems both ironic and appropriate. State…
The following editorial was written by the Editorial Board of the State Journal-Register in Springfield and the newspaper is sharing it with news outlets across Illinois to publish…
Illinois nannies, housekeepers and caregivers for the elderly and disabled are on their way to minimal job protections other workers take for granted, if a new law is signed by Gov….
Political flame-throwing rhetoric is cooling down now that the Illinois General Assembly and Gov. Bruce Ruaner passed a last-minute “stopgap” budget June 30. But in the months and…
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has announced plans to begin shutting down highway construction projects across the state as early as June 30, due to the budget battle…
The Independent Maps group announced May 24 that they had passed a signature inspection by the Illinois State Board of Elections that moved the proposed redistricting amendment one…