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The Republican leader of the Illinois House wants to establish a hotline for helping victims of sexual harassment.Minority Leader Jim Durkin says his…
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Illinois House Democrats endorsed a ban on firearm trigger-modifications - including bump stocks like those used in the Las Vegas mass shooting. The…
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State Senator Chapin Rose says downstate Illinoisans should be concerned about Cook County’s controversial sales tax on sweetened beverages --- even…
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The Illinois House has adopted a resolution vilifying white supremacists.The proclamation the House approved 105-0 "repudiates and condemns" neo-Nazis,…
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Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner says he's determined to fight a "corrupt political machine in Chicago" and its "special deals" as he seeks a second…
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Local school superintendents are telling an Illinois House panel that the changes Gov. Bruce Rauner made to school-funding legislation will hurt their…
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The speaker of the Illinois House has scheduled a vote for Thursday to override the governor's veto of budget package.If passed, the package would end the…
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A major credit-rating agency has put Illinois under review for a rating downgrade even if lawmakers override Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of a long-elusive…
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Republican State Rep. Chad Hays, of Catlin, says he will not seek reelection for a fifth term in the Illinois House.While describing his time in the…
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The Illinois House has approved a plan aimed at initiating the sale of a downtown Chicago building housing about 2,200 state employees. The…