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It's hard to miss the dilapidated former Allied Mills building that towers over U.S. Route 24 on the southern end of Bartonville. Village leaders would like to see the abandoned pet food plant torn down. But the property owner says his group plans to develop the site, and demolition may not be in their best interests.

Each step approved by the council during a draining four-hour meeting will cause city residents, businesses and other taxing bodies to reach deeper into their pockets.

Prtizker’s proposed total expenditure for the upcoming fiscal year is $52.697 billion, with a surplus of $128 million. Pritzker praised the state’s development over the last few years and pledged to pass a balanced budget.

Democrats continue to hold a supermajority in the Illinois House thanks to illegally gerrymandered House districts, House Republicans allege in a new lawsuit filed with the Illinois Supreme Court Tuesday.

The “Clean Slate” Act, which could have sealed thousands and potentially millions of nonviolent criminal records in Illinois, had bipartisan support but failed to pass in the final flurry of legislative action this spring, the sponsor says.

After the state moved to regulate carbon sequestration last year, advocates called on lawmakers to codify protections for the Mahomet Aquifer — a measure which Pritzker signed last week.

Lawmakers have concerns about increasing higher education funding this year, with a tight budget. They are waiting for more information to decide on a change to the funding model.

The chief legal officer for the company that wants to open the first adult-use cannabis dispensary in Washington assured city council members Monday that the building will be discreet and safe.

Tuesday is Illinois Congressman Aaron Schock’s final day in office. He resigned amid accusations he misspent taxpayer money. IPR’s Rich Egger talked about…

State leaders are not discussing how Illinois can bring in more tax money. But given the state's growing deficit they'll get there one day. The leading…