Legislation is pending in the Illinois Senate that would target wage theft in the construction industry. The state House bill, sponsored in the Senate by state Sen. Laura Fine (D-Glenview),…
SPRINGFIELD — State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch urged the Illinois Senate on Tuesday to act quickly on his bill that would require all publicly-traded corporations headquartered…
Illinois would see a significant drop in violent crime if gun dealers were licensed, according to one state senator. For 16 years, state Sen. Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) has tried to get…
Efforts to close the wage gap for female employees in Illinois will have to wait until at least January. The state Senate last week failed to override the governor’s veto of a bill…
New U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Kyle McCarter is hoping to leverage a diverse background in business, politics, and foreign missionary work to advance a long-troubled East African nation—…
Two Metro East races remain among the 2018 election cycle’s costliest contests for the Illinois General Assembly, according to the most recent round campaign finance disclosures filed…
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Bailey wins GOP nomination ...
State Sen. Darren Bailey, who gained statewide notoriety challenging Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s ...
