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Rideshare services have scored a win against Chicago's taxi industry in a battle that began in the legislature and moved on to the race for Illinois…
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Not long ago, it seemed every time a different type of crime started making the news, members of the Illinois General Assembly would rush to increase the…
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With the Illinois General Assembly’s spring session over, lawmakers aren’t scheduled to return to the Capitol until November. Two months of fierce debate…
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The city of Chicago had a setback in Springfield Thursday.Mayor Rahm Emanuel has been pushing to increase prison sentences for people convicted of gun…
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Illinois lawmakers returned to Springfield Tuesday for their fall veto session. Guns, gay marriage and corporate tax breaks are on the agenda. But nothing…
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For the first time since a brief special session in July,legislators will begin making their way en masse to Springfield this week, for the fall veto…
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Governor Pat Quinn went months without meeting with members of the special legislative committee formed to draft a new pension plan, but this month he has…
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As he runs for re-election, Gov. Pat Quinn is staking a lot on getting something done with pensions. He making a show of asking the state Supreme Court…
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With an eye toward reaching an agreement in time for the upcoming veto session, legislators on a special pension committee met Friday in Chicago. The…