The complicated bill bundle hashed out by the Illinois Senate leaders at the end of the General Assembly’s “lame duck” session appears to be a scaffold on which a state budget…
Happy New Laws! More than 200 new laws went into effect this week as we entered a new year – everything from reducing the tax on tampons and other feminine products to simplifying…
Private citizens are doing what Illinois’ lawmakers wouldn’t do, and that’s create a foundation to accept donations for upkeep and at the state’s two fairgrounds. Gov. Bruce…
The Illinois State Museum in Springfield is one of a few state-run museum properties that are reopening throughout July. The State Museum in Springfield held a Welcome Back! Celebration…
Staggering amounts of money are being spent in the 2016 Illinois primary election cycle. In spite of the Internet Age, lots of trees are dying to create slick mailers, newspapers and…
Former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock’s request to shift his federal corruption trial from Springfield to Peoria was denied Dec. 7. by U.S. District Judge Sue Myerscough. Schock sought…
There are new things headed to this year’s Illinois State Fair in Springfield. Department of Agriculture Director Raymond Poe said one change spurred by state legislation is who can…
Illinois State Fair Manager Kevin Gordon is adding two accomplished rockers to the grandstand line-up at this year’s Illinois State Fair. This co-headlining act combines two…
GOP legislator apologizes after ...
SPRINGFIELD — Freshman state Rep. Amy Grant, R-Wheaton, apologized Monday, Sept. 21 ...
Illinois schools to get ...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) announced ...
Cahokia Mounds Interpretive Center ...
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site's Interpretive Center will be open each Thursday ...
Illinois rejects Trump’s payroll ...
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois plans to continue withholding federal payroll taxes on behalf ...
