About a year after the General Assembly passed legislation to allow businesses to store carbon dioxide deep underground in Central Illinois, lawmakers followed up Tuesday sending a bill banning the storage under a main source of drinking water for millions in central Illinois.
Read MoreThe Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) Tuesday blasted out an e-mail to members accusing the Illinois State Police were violating gun owner rights over a pending outage in the system that allows gun shops to check the validity of Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) cards.
Read MoreAs lawmakers returned to the Capitol Tuesday for the final two-week run of the spring legislative session, sources say negotiations on most major issues continue, but few agreements have been reached.
Read MoreCongresswoman Lauren Underwood (D-Naperville), a fourth-term rising star in Democratic politics, announced Monday she will forego a race for United States Senate and will seek re-election to the House in 2026.
Read MoreWhile Underwood announced Monday she would seek re-election to the House, she may have picked up a new Republican challenger.
Read MoreRep. Fred Crespo (D-Hoffman Estates) says he “is trying to understand” House Speaker Chris Welch’s rationale for removing him from his committee chair position, removing his staff support, and disinviting him from House Democratic Caucus meetings.
Read MoreWGN-TV plastered a headline yesterday afternoon claiming budget negotiators are trying to fill a $500 million shortfall in the final two weeks before lawmakers are to pass a budget and leave Springfield.
Read MoreA former state campaign chairman for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, who once had his law license suspended for a year, is apparently in the running to be the new United States Attorney for Central Illinois.
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Read MoreThe Trump administration brings its brand of chaos to Springfield Wednesday, as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem comes to town to host a news conference on the state’s immigration policies.
Read MoreAs expected, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Schaumburg) entered the race for retiring Sen. Dick Durbin’s U.S. Senate seat Wednesday morning.
Read MoreThe latest Fiscal Year 2026 revenue projection is still about three-quarters-of-a-billion below the proposed spending in Governor JB Pritzker’s budget proposal.
Read MoreCongresswoman Robin Kelly (D-Matteson) entered the United States Senate race Tuesday, joining Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton in what is expected to be a jam packed primary to replace Sen. Dick Durbin.
Read MoreJan Schakowsky, the Evanston Democrat who has spent 26 years in the House of Representatives, confirmed Monday she will retire and won’t seek re-election next year.
Read MoreGeorge H. Ryan, the Kankakee pharmacist who had a 30-year Springfield career from the Illinois House, to House Speaker, to Lt. Governor, to Secretary of State, and a term as Governor of Illinois, but will forever be known for his federal conviction for racketeering, bribery, extortion, money laundering, and tax fraud and the 6 1/2 year prison sentence that went with it.
Read MoreA group of progressive-leaning organizations released a list of tax increases this week they want the General Assembly to take up to add $6 billion in next year’s state budget.
Read MoreThe Chair of the House Ethics and Elections committee says he expects a package of ethics legislation to move before the legislature is scheduled to adjourn May 31.
Read MoreA line from Governor JB Pritzker’s ratcheted up speech to New Hampshire Democrats this weekend is drawing sharp criticism from Republicans and a full-throated defense from Pritzker himself.
Read MoreThe bribery and corruption trial of Sen. Emil Jones III (D-Chicago) ended in mistrial Thursday after more than 24 hours of deliberations by the jury.
Read MoreFather Time remains undefeated.
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