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A bill awaiting Gov. JB Pritzker's signature marked a rare instance in which Democrats and Republicans largely agreed on a ...
In addition to passing a $55 billion state budget, the Illinois General Assembly passed and punted on various legislation ...
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have concerns for what lies ahead and might have to come back to Springfield before their veto session this fall.
Illinois lawmakers filed more than 7,500 bills this spring session, and 615 of them crossed the finish line. While most bills ...
Under the proposed Illinois legislation, death certificates would show the terminal illness as the cause of death, not ...
The stunning downward spiral of Michael Madigan’s political career ended Friday with a 7½-year prison sentence and a $2.5 million fine for the former Illinois House speaker and the longest-serving ...
The longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history has been sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison on federal corruption ...
Transit agencies in northern Illinois are facing a $771 million annual combined budget gap — and lawmakers did not pass funding reform legislation by a May 31 deadline.
In response to the new per-bet tax introduced by the legislature, the two largest online sportsbooks are charging users a per ...