Illinois State Rep. Martin McLaughlin, R-Barrington Hills, reminded his House colleagues that former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and former ComEd chief executive officer Anne Pramaggiore ...

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States across the nation have joined the challenge to redraw legislative boundaries following pressure from President Donald ...

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A bill to give people convicted of non-violent felonies in Illinois a "clean slate" is on Gov. JB Pritzker's desk. The ...

The The Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA) Act comes as the RTA faced a budget gap of more than $200 million. State lawmakers approved new funding for public transportation agencies without ...

Lawmakers agreed on a tax package to stave off a $200 million-plus fiscal cliff next year that would likely result in major ...

Millions of Americans are about to go hungry thanks to the government shutdown, but Representative Clay Higgins doesn’t seem ...

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The new map received rare bipartisan agreement because Republicans who control the state legislature did not want to risk an ...

Illinois Dem candidate Kat Abughazaleh walked off an interview after being asked about federal charges she is facing related ...

Plan includes a state motor fuel sales tax, using interest from the state’s road fund, a sales tax increase in the Chicago metro area and a sharp increase in tolls on the Illinois Tollway.