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Brian Mackey/NPR IllinoisThe retiring senator was among a handful of Democratic lawmakers to help Republicans reopen the federal government after the longest-ever shutdown. -
(Capitol News Illinois photo by Brenden Moore)The No. 2 Senate Democrat said he couldn’t justify ‘playing with other people’s lives’
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State lawmakers passed some key legislation during their fall session, but several other measures failed to get through or were never called for a vote. -
"We're watching what Indiana does," Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said at an unrelated event in Alton on Wednesday. "We may have to react to that." -
Two dozen bills passed during the recently ended fall veto session -
State level changes are in response to revenue-reducing federal tax policies -
Gubernatorial, congressional contests draw big fields for the March primaries -
Lawmakers stayed busy until the end of the fall session, passing several key pieces of legislation.
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Bill incentivizes energy storage, lifts nuclear moratorium, gives regulators new powers -
After weeks of criticizing federal immigration raids, state lawmakers took legislative action -
Funding for downstate transit agencies decreases from previous plan -
Advocates say devoting state funds to food pantries will not fill gap left by federal shutdown.
