end of session

Cannabis regulation, elections, biometric privacy, ethics measures all filed Friday

Friday is the last day of the Illinois General Assembly’s scheduled spring legislative session, and lawmakers still have a long list of things to…

Legislators who've been privately working for the past month to craft a temporary budget have one drafted, but that doesn't make it a done deal.The strain…

Illinois appears to be headed toward a second year without a budget plan in place after clashes at the capitol Friday. Many legislators are returning to…

Republican Governor Bruce Rauner is open to decriminalizing marijuana.Rauner has a goal of reforming the criminal justice system. One way to do that,…

As the state budget impasse has entered an eleventh month, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner says he's hopeful a "grand bargain" can be worked out by the end…

Lawmakers' actions in Springfield today made evident there has been no thaw in state politicians' stances on a property tax freeze. It's one of various…

Your favorite TV show might be interrupted with a pointed message purchased by Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, though the governor is refusing to say whether…

Illinois' legislative session was supposed to be over by now. The schedule published months ago marked Sunday, May 31st as the adjournment date.…

Illinois' General Assembly is heading into its final stretch. They've got a lot to resolve before their scheduled adjournment at the end of this month,…