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Illinois lawmakers are convening a special session as called for by Gov. Pat Quinn.Legislators are expected to move forward w...
The U.S. Supreme Court is granting the Illinois attorney general more time to decide on an appeal over the carrying of concea...
More than 150 community groups in Illinois have applied for $28 million in federal funding to educate the public about ne...
Two local colleges have announced a cooperative agreement to provide training in the emerging field of high volume oil and ga...
What will happen if a special session this week doesn’t produce an agreement on public pension restructuring?Gov. Pat Q...
Democratic leaders in the Illinois Legislature will try again to pass a pension-reform plan from House Speaker Michael Madiga...
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is planning a fresh vote on his own plan to reform public-employee pensions despite a ...
The governors of Illinois and Massachusetts have made a wager on the NHL Finals, featuring the Blackhawks and Bruins.The gove...
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says she is still "very seriously considering" running for governor in 2014....
Former White House chief of Staff William Daley says he's forming a committee to explore running for Illinois governor in...
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is asking lawmakers to approve both rival plans on how to solve the state's nearly $100 billi...
Low-income Illinois families can receive twice the dollar value when they use their LINK card at farmers markets this season....
Governor Pat Quinn is expected to meet today with Democratic legislative leader to work out a compromise on the separate pens...
Illinois law officers say the state's current ban on concealed weapons remain in effect despite the Legislature's pas...
Gov. Pat Quinn is calling a special session for lawmakers this month, but House Speaker Michael Madigan isn't clear for w...
More than $1 billion of the state's overdue bills are being paid off.Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn on Wednesday signed legi...
Gov. Pat Quinn has named one of his top advisers to serve as chair of the Illinois Board of Higher Education.Lindsay Anderson...
Illinois state senator Bill Brady plans to announce within the month that he's seeking his second Republican nomination f...
Gov. Pat Quinn says he's prepared to call a special session on pensions but Senate President John Cullerton and House Spe...
Governor Pat Quinn isn’t saying whether or not he will sign concealed carry legislation that despite being passed Frida...
Backers of a measure that would've legalized same-sex marriage in Illinois have written a letter to advocates saying it&#...
Officials say we might not see the full rush of fracking in Illinois for up to a year.The Illinois Department of Natural Reso...
One of the three major ratings agencies has downgraded the value of Illinois state government credit.Fitch Ratings is droppin...
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is seeking a 30-day delay of a mandate for the state to enact a concealed gun carry la...
The Illinois Legislature's failure to act on the pension crisis could cause problems for Gov. Pat Quinn's re-election...
Illinois lawmakers are leaving Springfield with major issues outstanding.At the top of the list is the lack of a solution to ...
Illinois lawmakers faced a jam-packed agenda and a midnight deadline for session's end. A look at how they fared by Frida...
Gov. Pat Quinn says the people of Illinois have been let down after the Senate rejected a pension overhaul that would have cu...
A plan to expand gambling in Illinois has advanced out of a key House committee.The proposal calls for five new casinos inclu...
Two Illinois college tuition investment programs have seen their assets grow substantially in the past two years.State Treasu...
A proposal that would ban the use of cellphones while driving in Illinois is headed to Gov. Pat Quinn's desk.The House ap...
Illinois Gaming Board Chairman Aaron Jaffe says a proposal to add casinos in Chicago and four other areas raises so many over...
Illinois lawmakers have approved legislation aimed at protecting people who unknowingly purchase sick dogs or cats from pet s...
Illinois lawmakers have approved a historic expansion of Medicaid to cover low-income adults without children.The key part of...
The House has approved a plan adding more protections for Illinois consumers who buy a dog or cat at a pet store and find out...
The Illinois House has approved a Medicaid expansion to cover low-income adults who don't have children at home.Expanding...
A debate on the state budget is expected Tuesday.With that debate, lawmakers are expected to finalize numbers for education f...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The clock is ticking on Illinois lawmakers to wrap up their spring legislative session, with m...
House and Senate Democrats have agreed on a proposed Illinois budget that would keep education funding at the same level and ...
The Illinois House has approved a plan to allow qualified gun owners to carry their weapons in public.Illinois is the only st...
The Illinois House is expected to vote on a compromise plan on concealed weapons that has generated the opposition of Gov. Pa...
The Illinois Senate has approved a measure that would create a state-governed "insurance exchange" so individuals a...
The new sponsor of a plan to expand Illinois' gambling says legislation proposing five new casinos is in final negotiatio...
The Senate has approved a plan that would ban the use of cell phones while driving.Senators voted 34-20 Thursday, but the mat...
Illinois officials have agreed to temporarily halt the movement of residents out of the Murray Developmental Center.A federal...
Legislation increasing the speed limit on interstate highways in Illinois to 70 mph is headed to Gov. Pat Quinn.The House app...
Illinois now has tougher penalties for those who use social media to organize violent "flash mobs" like those that ...
Parents of three children killed in the Connecticut school shooting say a ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines will help...
Illinois Senate Democrats are proposing a $156 million boost in primary and secondary education next year. Key budget neg...
Illinois' largest union has given the final go ahead on a three-year contract with the state.The American Federation of S...
Medical marijuana use in Illinois is now in Gov. Pat Quinn's hands after the state Senate approved legislation.Lawmakers ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois 17-year-olds would be able to vote in primary elections in some cases under legislati...
A Chicago-based watchdog group says Illinois must have a long-range plan to address its shaky finances, including the nation&...
Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon says she supports a bill that would allow the medical use of marijuana in Illinois.Simon told The Assoc...
Local parks around Illinois will be sharing $15.3 million in state money.Gov. Pat Quinn announced the funding for 45 proj...
Gov. Pat Quinn says income tax revenue for 2013 will top forecasts by $1.3 billion. He says he'll put the money towar...
Gov. Pat Quinn has rejected a plan to increase electric rates by roughly $70 million, a proposal ComEd says would have he...
A report says Gov. Pat Quinn is ready to name two new members to the SIU Board of Trustees.Lee Enterprises is reporting that ...
The Illinois Senate has approved a refined gambling expansion plan adding five new casinos including one in Chicago.Senators ...
The largest Illinois government employees' union will take a second ratification vote on its tentative three-year contrac...
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is holding fast to his position that legislation calling for the carrying of concealed weapons should...
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has released his 2012 federal and state income tax returns, which show the only money he earned was h...
Gov. Pat Quinn is naming Harrisburg Mayor Eric Gregg to the Illinois Prisoner Review Board.Gregg would serve in the $86,0...
Gov. Pat Quinn says any governors trying to poach Illinois companies are all just "showboating."At least five gover...
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's office says he is working with a state employees' union to get $140 million in back pay...
Another governor is trying to lure away Illinois companies.Florida Gov. Rick Scott sent a letter to Illinois' top 100 com...
Gov. Pat Quinn has reiterated his support for a concealed carry law that gives local communities the option to impose their o...
For days, Texas Gov. Rick Perry's $80,000 ad campaign has been urging Illinois companies to relocate to his state. No...
Gov. Pat Quinn's administration plans to spend nearly $13 billion over six years on road, rail and airport projects.T...
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan raised more than $800,000 in political funds compared to $565,000 for Gov. Pat...
Illinois motorists are reminded that this week is Work Zone Awareness Week.Gov. Pat Quinn kicked off the week Monday in Morto...
Gov. Pat Quinn says he has reached out to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency after deadly explosions near the finish li...
Attorney General Lisa Madigan says the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to stay out of the gun debate in New York will influ...
Forty-nine counties in Illinois will get $2,000 each in grant money from the state to promote public awareness of electro...
Officials say the Illinois Department of Human Services staff is so lean that caseworkers can devote only 45 minutes a year t...
The Illinois House wants to let voters decide whether to keep state government's No. 2 job.Rep. David McSweeney's pro...
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has signed a law restricting union membership among state employees.The law aims to bar employees fro...
State Sen. Bill Haine says he'll push for the ouster of the entire Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees after a...
The warden at the maximum-security prison in Pontiac says there have been no problems or violent incidents with inmates shipp...
Illinois lawmakers who want to expand gambling are hoping the third time is a charm.Gov. Pat Quinn has twice rejected plans t...
Gov. Pat Quinn says the death of an Illinois state trooper is a reminder of the dangers sworn officers face every day.The Sta...
State officials have announced nearly $500 million in construction projects slated to begin soon.The improvements include...
Gov. Pat Quinn is taking steps to ensure Illinois has the workforce it needs to fill thousands of new health care jobs.Quinn ...
The Federal Railroad Administration has chosen Illinois to lead a group of five states hoping to buy high-speed rail locomoti...
Gov. Pat Quinn is defending his decision to reappoint the state's Corrections director after complaints from workers and ...
Gov. Pat Quinn is defending his decision to reappoint the state's Corrections director after complaints from workers and ...
A Sangamon County judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging a state law that eliminates free or reduced-cost health insurance...
Illinois state government workers represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees have voted ...
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan says he supports a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing over legislation calling for reg...
Some Illinois House Republicans have shown their disapproval for the debate style the chamber recently adopted to discuss cha...
House Speaker Michael Madigan says passing a gay marriage bill out of the Illinois House will be "very difficult."M...
Illinois is settling a federal securities-fraud charge that it misled investors about the health of its pension system.Gov. P...
Gov. Pat Quinn says proposed legislation to end some corporate tax breaks is the best way to help pay down $9 billion in ...
One area of state government that's not facing cuts under Illinois's worst-ever budget is its support for passenger r...
Gov. Pat Quinn has authorized the increase of Illinois doctors' license fees after months of discussions among state offi...
An increase in physicians' license fees will now move to the Governor’s desk.The 65-49 vote Thursday would make a t...
Gov. Pat Quinn says the state budget he'll present this week will be "hard and difficult" because of Illinois&#...
SIU Board of Trustee member Roger Herrin is denying claims he wants to reduce the minority population at SIU.This comes after...
Members of Illinois' largest state employee union and Gov. Pat Quinn's administration have reached a tentative contra...
The SIU Board of Trustees cancelled its meeting Feb. 28 because there weren’t enough members on the board.The Senate re...
The Illinois Senate hasn't provided a single vote in favor of three appointments by Gov. Pat Quinn to the Southern Illino...
A House committee has endorsed allowing Illinois gay and lesbian couples to marry.The House Executive Committee voted 6-5 lat...
The death of a second inmate at Menard Correctional Center in the last month is being considered suspicious.That’s acco...
A report from the Chicago-based Civic Federation predicts that Illinois' backlog of unpaid bills will reach nearly $2...
An Illinois House committee could vote Tuesday on a measure allowing same-sex couples to marry.Chicago Democratic Rep. Greg H...
Gov. Pat Quinn announced the appointments of three new SIU Board of Trustee members. Sandra Cook, Dr. Melvin Terrell and Lee ...
The largest state-employee union in Illinois is preparing to ask its members about striking if there's no progress this w...
CHICAGO (AP) — A coalition of Illinois residents opposed to high-volume gas and oil drilling is criticizing Gov. Pat Qu...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Inmates in Illinois' bloated prison system who behave behind bars are again eligible for r...
Illinois officials say savings from cuts to the state's Medicaid program have fallen short by $464 million, about 30 ...
A top House Democrat wants to make a state income tax hike permanent and raise the retirement age to get Illinois out of its ...
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is giving himself a little breathing room on proposing a state budget.The Democrat signed legislation...
Former Illinois prison wardens have reservations about the state's handling of the inmate population.The Department of Co...
Gov. Pat Quinn wants taxpayers to take advantage of a newly expanded tax credit.The Illinois Earned Income Tax Credit provide...
The push to legalize same-sex marriage in Illinois will move to the House after passing through the Senate.In a 34-21 vote Th...
Illinois has received conditional federal approval for its plan to provide a health insurance marketplace where thousands of ...
The union representing Illinois correctional workers is demanding a stop to what it says is the transfer of violent maximum-s...
Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon says she won't seek re-election next year but is weighing her options when it comes to seeking anot...
A new poll is out regarding the governor’s race next year, released by the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute.Among fiv...
Gov. Pat Quinn is approving legislation that provides hundreds of millions of dollars for road projects and a boost for more ...
Murphysboro is receiving $2.4 million dollars for water main construction.The main that will be replaced runs along Route...
Lawmakers from southern Illinois didn't like parts of Governor Pat Quinn's State of the State address Wednesday.One o...
Gov. Pat Quinn is telling lawmakers that they hold the solution to solving the state's fiscal crisis, particularly Illino...
Two guards and a chaplain have been released from a hospital after being hurt in an attack at the Menard Correctional Center....
Governor Pat Quinn faces big expectations over how he will address Illinois' disastrous finances when he delivers his Sta...
An Illinois House committee has approved additional funding for state programs in a plan that takes advantage of new money fo...
Illinois officials aren't naming a prison administrator hired in 2011 who was found unqualified for the position in a rep...
Illinois' public employee unions are asking for a meeting with Gov. Pat Quinn and legislative leaders to come up with an ...
The Illinois State Board of Education has made it tougher for students to be considered proficient on state tests.The board v...
Legislation designed to promote the education of elementary school children about sexual assault and abuse will be signed by ...
The governor is not panicking over a $1 billion shortfall in funding for various state programs.The comptroller this week...
The state of Illinois will invest $9 million in infrastructure improvements at 19 airports, including airports in Marion,...
The Illinois Department of Employment Security has announced it is closing seven offices, including its office in Murphysboro...
A major credit-rating agency says it's relabelingIllinois' financial outlook to "negative" from "stabl...
Gov. Pat Quinn has filed an appeal over a Cook County judge's ruling that the state must pay wage increases promised to w...
Illinois lawmakers who failed to win reform for the state's $96 billion pension deficit last night before the end of ...
Illinois lawmakers who failed to win reform for the state's $96 billion pension deficit last night before the end of ...
Despite failing to push through pension reform in the lame-duck session, Governor Pat Quinn is commending the Illinois Legisl...
Lawmakers could finally move forward with a plan to address Illinois' worst-in-the-nation pension problem.A proposal that...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn remains optimistic that lawmakers will send him a solution to a monstrous pe...
A Senate committee has rejected a measure that could have provided $675 million more for road and bridge projects and ave...
Governor Pat Quinn says there have been good discussions on pension reform in the days leading up to the lame duck session.&q...
CAHOKIA, Ill. (AP) — Colorful southwestern Illinois sheriff Mearl J. Justus is being laid to rest.Family, friends and l...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn has named a new leader for the Illinois National Guard.Daniel Krumrei was named...
CHICAGO (AP) — Former White House chief of staff Bill Daley says he's seriously thinking about running for Illinois...
CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn has proclaimed Friday as a "Day of Mourning" in Illinois for the victims of las...
CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn has proclaimed Friday as a "Day of Mourning" in Illinois for the victims of las...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon says funding for the state's veterans homes is threatened by a growi...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois prison officials have started inmate transfers from the high-security Tamms prison in...
CHICAGO (AP) — Services will be held this weekend for colorful southwestern Illinois sheriff Mearl J. Justus.Justus was...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A union official says the short, tumultuous tenure of the Tamms "supermax" prison wi...
CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn has left on his annual trip to Germany to deliver cards to service members at a medical c...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Railroad Administration has taken action that will allow the full build-out of a high-spe...
CHICAGO (AP) — Holiday care packages will go out soon to Illinoisans serving in the military and their families.The spo...
CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn says the time for an assault weapons ban in Illinois is now.Quinn says the shooting in Co...
Paying for portions of the state’s capital program may come down to closing loopholes, according to Gov. Pat Quinn.Reve...
CHICAGO (AP) — Governor Pat Quinn has ordered flags across Illinois to be flown at half-staff in memory of the dozens k...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court is siding with Gov. Pat Quinn in his effort to close prisons and ot...
Now that his veto of funding for prisons has been affirmed, the governor is planning to ask a judge this week for permission ...
CHICAGO (AP) — State health officials say there's more flu activity this year than before and it's a good time ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn is counting down the days until his self-imposed Jan. 9 deadline to overhaul Illinois'...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn says he supports a plan to allow illegal immigrants in Illinois to get driver&#...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Lawmakers will have anewproposal on the table on Wednesday as part of efforts to fix Illinois&...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Top Illinois Republicans plan to announce their support for providing driver's licenses to...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois lawmakers return to the Capitol Tuesday for the final three days of the Legislature&#...
CHICAGO –Governor Pat Quinn has announced that $1.3 million in federal funding was awarded to three Illinois not-fo...
CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn says he doesn't expect a deal to expand gambling in Illinois before lawmakers address...
CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn says he doesn't expect a deal to expand gambling in Illinois before lawmakers address...
CHICAGO (AP) - Pat Quinn's budget director says the governor wants to work with lawmakers on a refinancing plan to pay do...
CHICAGO (AP) - Pat Quinn's budget director says the governor wants to work with lawmakers on a refinancing plan to pay do...
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois lawmakers are considering a measure to cap any wage increases for state employees in contracts negoti...
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois lawmakers are considering a measure to cap any wage increases for state employees in contracts negoti...
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois is considering proposals from five companies to build a health insurance exchange that would meet req...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Fifteen emergency responders from Illinois are headed to New York City to help in the aftermath of H...
CHICAGO (AP) - A spokeswoman says Gov. Pat Quinn is ready to move forward after a spat with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel over t...
