Illinois looks at banning drones near prisons
The growing number of restrictions on where drones can fly could extend to prison yards under a new measure introduced in the Illinois Senate. The idea is to try to...
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Rauner, Madigan battle again on labor bill a day after Obama urged compromise
Less than 24 hours after President Barack Obama spoke to Illinois lawmakers about the need to compromise, Democrats and Republicans have reignited a high-stakes fight over contract negotiations with the...
Latest Illinois budget casualty: No heads-up on emissions testing
Illinois drivers whose license plates expire in March or later will no longer be notified they need to take their cars in for an emissions test, the latest impact on...
Wistful Obama calls for ‘better politics’ of civility in return to Springfield
President Barack Obama on Wednesday returned to the place that launched his public career, delivering a memory-laden, valedictory-type address to Illinois lawmakers saying they and the nation deserve a "better...
Rauner plans public-private update to I-55 that may add tolls
Gov. Bruce Rauner on Thursday suggested the state should partner with private investors to build special toll lanes along a congested section of the Stevenson Expressway. If built, the new...
Former Illinois Senate President Phil Rock dies at 78
Philip J. Rock served a record seven terms as Illinois Senate president, a tenure marked by a strong but quiet civility and a knowledge of when to push partisanship and...
Democrats approve money for college scholarships despite Rauner veto threat
Money for community colleges and scholarships for low-income students became the latest front in the political battle at the Capitol, as Democrats on Thursday pushed through a measure to free...
Rauner suggests working together on school funding amid mistrust at Capitol
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner sought to use his second State of the State address to brush past a seven-month budget stalemate, urging the parties to work together on school funding...
Rauner: ‘No good excuse’ for latest social service cuts
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner said Monday that there is "no good excuse" for major cuts to social service programs that have resulted from the budget impasse, blaming Democrats he said...
State’s largest human service provider cutting 30 programs because of budget mess
Nearly 5,000 people will lose services ranging from mental health counseling to senior day care after the state's largest social service provider said it will have to eliminate programs and...