Article Summary Illinois lawmakers say the Illinois Department of Corrections must fix a slew of errors that were revealed in ...

Article Summary State employee health care costs have been rising steadily for several years due to growth in the state’s ...

Article Summary The Illinois House is once again considering a bill that would restrict cellphone use in public and charter ...

Article Summary Expensive equipment and high cost of land make it difficult for young farmers to start farming. The Illinois ...

SPRINGFIELD – Officials at the highest levels of state government will receive substantial pay raises this month after the House and Senate passed a budget bill that also advances a $400 million ...

Illinois lawmakers are considering a bill that could allow drivers with suspended licenses to continue driving with a speed control device in their car. The device would limit the car’s speed to the ...

Article Summary ComEd electricity customers will see an average of around $19 back on April energy bills, providing relief amid ...

Rebecka Pieder is a graduate student in journalism with Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and a Fellow in its Medill Illinois News Bureau working in partnership with Capitol News ...

Article Summary A faculty strike at University of Illinois Springfield entered a second week on Monday despite eight bargaining sessions.

Article Summary After a short spring break, House lawmakers returned this week to pass dozens of bills out of the ...

Article Summary An attorney for ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan argued to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday ...

Article Summary The Illinois State Board of Education presented its budget request for $10.9 billion to fund public schools in ...