Illinois constitution

It’s been two years since Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner unveiled his Republican “Turnaround Agenda.” Today, a group of rank-and-file Democratic…

The Illinois Supreme Court won't immediately consider Attorney General Lisa Madigan's appeal of a circuit court ruling that state workers must be paid…

Illinois' attorney general says she will appeal a judge ruling denying her request to stop paying state workers unless lawmakers resolve an ongoing budget…

The Illinois Supreme Court Thursday issued an opinion striking down a law that cut civil juries in half. The law would also have hiked juror pay. When...

An Illinois health care system plans to appeal a court ruling involving whether hospitals should pay taxes. Urbana-based Carle health system says it will…

The constitutional requirement for a balanced budget is not as strict as you might think.

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner says he wants to change the Illinois constitution. That’s in light of today’s Supreme Court decision striking down the…

The Illinois Supreme Court has thrown out a 2013 law that sought to fix the nation's worst government-employee pension crisis.The court decreed Friday…

A federal appeals court in Chicago has declined to resolve a contentious issue over whether Illinois' constitution strictly bars the reduction of retiree…

The incoming Illinois governor's attorneys have met with staffers for Gov. Pat Quinn and argued Quinn may make only a short-term appointment to fill the…