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Illinois lawmakers filed more than 7,500 bills this spring session, and 615 of them crossed the finish line. While most bills failed to escape legislative committees, there were some that got close to becoming reality.

For the second time this year, the Washington City Council signed the Illinois Municipal League's Civility Pledge for elected officials. Four new alderpersons weren't able to sign the pledge earlier.

Funding for downstate transit agencies decreases from previous plan

State Rep. Sharon Chung helped defeat a bill that would have allowed the state to regulate homeowners insurance rates.

Law raises money to allow Chicago-area transit agencies to avert financial disaster

During a visit to Bloomington-Normal on Tuesday, Gov. JB Pritzker said he supports changing how state colleges and universities are funded, but wouldn't commit to releasing discretionary funds held back last fall.

Pekin has operated its own solid waste collection department for more than 20 years. That's not going to change anytime soon, after the city council unanimously rejected a bid from GFL Environmental.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to historian Allen Guelzo about his book, Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment.

The judge ruled that crowded conditions exposing detainees to COVID-19 violate their constitutional rights. She ordered ICE to reduce populations at the centers to 75% of capacity within two weeks.

Goodwill Industries of Central Illinois reopened their Community Employment Center in Pekin last week. The center provides free one-on-one meetings to help residents find a job that could become a career.