Jay Hoffman

Reports across the country of retail workers being physically attacked for enforcing safety rules, like the wearing of face masks and social distancing,…

Illinoisans will soon pay more for gasoline and cigarettes. Those are just two tax increases needed to pay for a $45 billion infrastructure plan, which…

Illinois lawmakers are at odds over how to punish damage to important infrastructure. Some fear it would mean harsher sentences for charges that already…

Crumbling sidewalks, gas line failures and cracked concrete — the problems at Brookfield Zoo are a metaphor for what’s wrong with public infrastructure…

Gov. Bruce Rauner is declaring victory after the House failed to override a key veto. The bill was a priority of organized labor.Rauner wants local…

The Illinois House dealt a series of rebukes to Gov. Bruce Rauner on Wednesday, as Republicans joined Democrats to override nearly a dozen of the…

Illinois Democrats remain divided over how to address the state’s financial crisis.House Democrats are trying to decide whether to follow the lead of…

The Illinois House met in Springfield Thursday for an unusual June session. Democrats took a series of votes on changes to the workers’ compensation…

How much you'll pay in state taxes next year remains an open question, even as the Illinois House Thursday approved dozens of spending bills, that rely on…

Republicans are not happy with the budget pushed through the Illinois House Thursday by Democrats. But Democrats counter that Republicans aren't offering…