SPRINGFIELD – Advocates and lawmakers have reintroduced legislation that would end a special gas utility surcharge that allows companies to raise customer bills in order to pay for…
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois House lawmakers were back in the capital city Friday, Jan. 8 for the first time since May, kicking off a five-day “lame duck” legislative session. No substantive…
SPRINGFIELD — Three Republican lawmakers on Friday, Dec. 4, put pressure on Illinois Department of Employment Security officials to answer for the backlog in unemployment claims and…
SPRINGFIELD — One day before Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget address, House Republican lawmakers called for another “inclusive” and “bipartisan” effort at adopting a state budget…
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 – Two lawmakers have introduced legislation that would allow the General Assembly to meet and vote remotely during a pandemic or other emergency that makes in-person meetings…
SPRINGFIELD — Republican lawmakers on Monday, Nov. 30 renewed calls for a House Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing into the cause of a coronavirus outbreak at the state-run veterans…
SPRINGFIELD — A law mandating baby changing tables be installed in both men’s and women’s restrooms beginning Jan. 1 does not apply to the Illinois State Capitol Complex, but…
Chicago teen charged in fatal ...A 19-year-old Chicago man has been charged in connection with a fatal ...
Government, defense spar as child ...With the criminal trial of Elburn veterinarian Adam Stafford King fast approaching ...
Challenges persist for women, minorities ...PEORIA — For 60 years, SkillsUSA Illinois has held workforce development competitions ...
Chicago officials seek to allay ...Chicago officials tried to reassure Pilsen neighborhood residents that they are doing ...
