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While many Illinoisans spent Memorial Day off from work or maybe at a barbecue, Democrats in the General Assembly introduced, debated, altered and voted…
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A group of downstate Illinois lawmakers are calling again for an alternative plan to reopen the state’s economy.Those lawmakers said since economic and…
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Illinois Republican lawmakers are taking issue with Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Restore Illinois plan that outlines how officials plan to reopen the state’s…
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A group of Illinois House lawmakers this week began considering whether one of their colleagues is qualified to serve in the General Assembly. It’s a rare…
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Even though Gov. J.B. Pritzker says school funding is one of his top priorities, Republican lawmakers are criticizing his budget proposal, which could…
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As we close the book on 2019, we thought we’d take a few minutes to listen back to what has been a most consequential year in Illinois government and…
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After a long and unusually emotional debate in the Illinois House Tuesday, lawmakers approved legislation aimed at keeping abortion legal in Illinois,…
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Illinois voters will get to decide the future of the state’s income tax. Democrats on Monday approved a measure to put a graduated income tax on the…
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The former ethics watchdog for the Illinois General Assembly says the office is “broken.”Julie Porter says as her term was ending earlier this year,…
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Republicans in the Illinois House are speaking out against Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposed graduated income tax.Pritzker has yet to lay out what the income…