Lower possession threshold, higher fines part of amendatory veto of Illinois marijuana bill.
Illinois residents have until Aug. 21 to bid on 12,000 items, including a 1934 U.S. $1,000-bill with Grover Cleveland on it.
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By the numbers: The changing face of Illinois’ minority populations.
Here's what Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan had to say about Gov. Bruce Rauner in a recent interview.
Why do unconstitutional bills continue to pass in the Illinois Legislature?
A list of the top 10 Illinois campaign committees that have received the most political donations since Jan. 1, 1994.
Senator Chris Nybo joined with his Senate colleagues Aug. 5 to overwhelmingly reject a cost-of-living pay increase for state lawmakers.
Here are eight people and legislative actions that have led to the state’s current pension disaster.
The construction is expected to take several weeks to finish.
Will suburban legislators oppose any efforts to change the state’s school funding formula if property taxes are frozen?
These organizations and people are reeling from the state government shutdown.
The rant provides an estimated $25.1 million over five years to manage programming in 18 zip codes.
A list of the top 20 state employees who had the highest salaries in 2014, according to the State Journal-Register
Mason Drive will also get a pedestrian crossing.
Just in case you haven't heard enough lately about the 2016 presidential candidates.
Now that sweet corn is the official state vegetable, it joins this list of the other official state symbols.
“Not since 2002 has a Republican governor had a direct say in the give-and-take of creating a state spending plan.”
“Does it end like Detroit? Or Greece? Or just ashes? Ashes.”
The prescription take-back event will take place July 18 at the Riverside police station lobby.
What’s in Gov. Bruce Rauner’s new Illinois pension reform bill?
Gov. Rauner has planted a flag on behalf of a beleaguered state. It reads: “No longer.” What will happen next? John Tillman comments.
Sometimes it takes pain to bring about change.
Online petitioner wants zoning laws eased to draw younger people to town.
Even Netflix and Spotify aren’t safe from the impending flood
The longer Illinois goes without a budget, the murkier things look for state employees.
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“As Hinz pointed out, ‘reasonable’ people could get this all figured out in a couple of hours. In Illinois, it might take all summer.”
Did the Supreme Court save the livelihoods of wedding workers?
House Bill 218 proposes less severe legal consequences for cannabis possession.
Even though politicians have been fighting about the state budget for weeks, everyday Illinoisans end up bearing the brunt of the shutdown.
“We cannot allow the U.S. to fall behind on advanced transportation technologies,” Rep. Lipinski said.
Oak Park dispensary owner Brad Zerman is working on finding a solution to this problem in Illinois.
The crossing will be closed from June 22 to 28.
Here's why you should be skeptical of the rhetoric being used by both House Speaker Mike Madigan and Gov. Bruce Rauner in the budget feud.
More than 40 people attended the first meeting of the Legislative Advisory Council on June 17 at DeVry University Campus in Downers Grove.
Seems like they’re getting along… not.
From divorce and will requirements to school prayer, here are 10 laws to know.
Kirk's 2016 election opponent, U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, quickly capitalized on the opportunity to use it as a fundraising tool.
The majority of the state's largest cities shrank in population from 2013 to 2014, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.