Gov. J.B. Pritzker is calling on top earners in the state to step up to the plate and do what is right by paying more to help the state out of its financial woes. Pritzker said that…
SPRINGFIELD — A group of 45 mostly Democratic lawmakers is sponsoring legislation to move Illinois to 100 percent renewable energy by 2050, and make the state’s power sector carbon-free…
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ Catholic leaders said Thursday, Feb. 21 proposed legislation pending in the General Assembly greatly expanding reproductive rights in the state treads on…
SPRINGFIELD — Lawmakers and advocates have tried to hike the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in Illinois for three years, each time making the push first in the Senate. This…
Illinois is just a signature away from a $15-per-hour minimum wage. With state House passage of the proposal on Thursday and the measure already clearing the state Senate, the legislation…
SPRINGFIELD – With more in the works for the new session, 12 bills became law last year as a result of a yearlong investigation by the Senate Task Force on Sexual Discrimination and…
SPRINGFIELD – An Illinois advocacy group is pushing legislation it says would bring $50 million in new money to state mental health services over the next four years. According to…
SPRINGFIELD — A bill intended to rein in House Speaker Michael Madigan’s outsized role in state politics was rejected by Democrats in a House subcommittee Thursday. The measure,…
Randall Road detour in effect ...Motorists traversing Randall Road through the Miller Road intersection in Carpentersville have ...
Bloomington man killed in truck ...A Bloomington man died from injuries sustained Wednesday morning when his truck ...
Vietnam Veterans Memorial replica wall ...“The Wall That Heals,” a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans ...
Foster, Casten say cuts to ...Two suburban U.S. representatives say a new law containing severe cuts to ...
