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Every baby born in Illinois could get a tiny college savings account under a plan that passed the state House of Representatives Wednesday. The proposal…
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A Cook County Republican is running for state treasurer. Jim Dodge ran unsuccessfully for Comptroller in 2010. “Do you want to be led down the path of…
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The candidates vying to be Illinois comptroller are at odds over whether the office should even continue to exist.Estimates say cash-strapped Illinois…
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Illinois' partial budget is too little and too late to make up for projected investment losses.What could Illinois do with an extra $31 million?Not too…
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Illinois is preparing to hit the bond market even as the budget impasse has dimmed analysts' views of the state's credit worthiness.Just as if your credit…
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A scholarship program run by the state treasurer's office is on hold. For about a decade, the treasurer's office has given out scholarships. It's a…
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Democratic state Senator Mike Frerichs appears to have won the race to be the next state treasurer.If the current totals hold, this will go down in…
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U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is requesting a federal inquiry into what he's calling ``voting irregularities'' and ``mishandling of ballots'' during this month's…
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There are still thousands of votes yet to be counted in the race for Illinois State Treasurer. The contest between Republican Tom Cross and Democrat Mike…
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The race for state treasurer remains too close to call days after Illinois voters went to the polls. Both Republican Tom Cross and Democrat Mike Frerichs…