State leaders count on tax-hike funds
— April 16, 2018State leaders are hopeful that they can buck recent history and get a budget passed before the end of this legislative session. Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) said it could…
State leaders are hopeful that they can buck recent history and get a budget passed before the end of this legislative session. Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) said it could…
Illinois lawmakers are wagering that sports betting could be legal nationwide in the very near future — and want to be ready for when that day comes. Five different pieces of legislation…
Let the spending begin! In what could be the most expensive governor’s race in U.S. history, Democratic challenger J.B. Pritzker will square off against incumbent Republican Bruce…
Gun-safety advocates are applauding Illinois House action to license gun dealers, ban mechanisms to create semi-automatic weapons, and increase the age for individuals to legally possess…
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D) will continue to be banned from receiving Holy Communion in his home diocese for his pro-choice stance. Citing church law, Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of…
A former Miss America and a longtime state senator will square off in the battle to be Illinois’ next attorney general. Republican Erika Harold and Democrat Kwame Raoul both got the…
Students across Illinois were part of nearly 1 million students nationwide to participate in #ENOUGH student walkouts. The walkouts took place for 17 minutes at 10 a.m. March 14 across…
With Joliet Catholic and Providence high schools in her district, state Rep. Natalie Manley represents an area that takes its football seriously. When fellow Democrat state Rep. Carol…