SPRINGFIELD — Lawmakers passed a legislative fix during the recently adjourned fall veto session which proponents say could help the state realize $380 million in annual tax revenue…
Fifth in a series looking at gaming expansion in Illinois You aren’t keeping up with the Jerseyans — at least at the Lottery machines. Despite having the nation’s sixth…
SPRINGFIELD — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot laid out her budget plan Oct. 23, announcing the city “will need cooperation from Springfield” in order to fill an $838 million operating…
At the convenience store in my rural town, there is a new “wall” of plastic boxes filled with colorful lottery instant-game tickets, right on the counter, crowding my effort to…
SPRINGFIELD — Stakeholders from northern Illinois added to the state’s list of capital funding requests Monday as lawmakers from both sides of the aisle acknowledged more revenue…
Fourth in a series looking at the expansion of gaming in Illinois Nowhere in Illinois may the divide between video gaming advocates and opponents be more apparent than in Lake County….
SPRINGFIELD — Bipartisan support appears to be building in the Illinois General Assembly for a statewide ban on red-light cameras. Those are devices that some municipalities install…
SPRINGFIELD — House Speaker Michael Madigan doesn’t make a lot of media appearances, but this morning he talked with student journalists who are covering the Statehouse in a graduate…
Hinsdale couple file $500 million ...A Hinsdale couple have filed a $500 million claim against a car ...
Renovations close RiverEdge for seasonAurora’s RiverEdge Park is known around northern Illinois as a gem when ...
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 ...
