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The Illinois Senate has approved restrictions on insurance companies writing workers' compensation policies. The plan that passed 34-21 Tuesday is…
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House Speaker Michael Madigan says he will call a $36.5 billion spending plan for a vote Friday while Democrats and Republicans continue to negotiate…
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The House has approved legislation to revamp the workers' compensation system and pension programs and to make it easier for superfluous units of local…
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Gov. Bruce Rauner says lawmakers' inability to create a budget plan he'll accept for the third straight year is a "dereliction of duty." Democratic…
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Legislation aimed at reducing the cost of workers' compensation insurance for Illinois employers has won Senate approval. One measure sponsored by…
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The Illinois Senate has adjourned without taking action on remaining items from the "grand bargain" budget compromise. Democrats who run the chamber say…
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Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner continues to demand legislators lower what businesses have to pay for injured workers. House Democrats scheduled a hearing…
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Governor Bruce Rauner has been traveling the state to promote his so-called "Turnaround Agenda." But don't expect the General Assembly to act on it right…
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State Senator Darin LaHood says the governor’s rhetoric does not match Illinois’ reality.“He’s had five years to try and turn around this economy, and it…