Rikeesha Phelon

The goal of the series is to increase the public’s awareness of disparities that exist in our own backyard and to encourage discussion and action to create a more just and equitable community.

Members of the Illinois House and Senate will be in Springfield again Tuesday, but there's still no budget deal for them to vote on.Illinois' public…

With just a dozen days until the General Assembly is set to adjourn, there is a crescendo of partisan accusations. Republican and Democratic legislators…

The president of the Illinois Senate is continuing to withhold a piece of legislation from Gov. Pat Quinn.At the tail end of its session, members of the…

Any change in oversight for the Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will have to wait. Legislation that would have taken the facility away from the…