It was disappointing if not altogether surprising to read recently of Dick Durbin’s plans to retire from the U.S. Senate at ...

The head of one of Chicago’s top nonpartisan government research organizations said lawmakers made too many short-term ...

SPRINGFIELD — A bill that would lift long-standing restrictions on small poultry farmers in Illinois, reducing red tape and transforming the way local farmers process and sell their products, is ...

After months of clashes on multiple issues, the 2025 legislative session ended last week with new legislation passed on the ...

A new $55.2 billion state budget may be more significant for what is not in it than what is. Namely, an agreement on how to pay for the more than $770 million dollar shortfall the Regional Transit ...