Monique Garcia

The mammoth budget blueprint under consideration in the Illinois Senate changed shape yet again Tuesday, with lawmakers floating the idea of applying a higher state sales tax to food and...

A top ally of Gov. Bruce Rauner warned members of the largest state employee union to be "careful" about "crossing" the Republican governor by going on strike, suggesting that individual...

A state panel charged with suggesting changes to how Illinois distributes money to local school districts agrees that more money should be spent on education but left questions about how...

The enormous cost of Illinois' record-breaking political impasse is hard to quantify. There are intangible costs. Enrollment at public universities has dropped as students look for stability out of state,...

Attorney General Lisa Madigan's new attempt to stop state worker paychecks from going out on time came more than 10 months after Illinois' high court overruled what her office called...

Attorney General Lisa Madigan wants a Downstate judge to lift a court order that's ensured state workers get paid in full during Illinois' historic budget impasse, contending it's "removed any...

The Illinois Senate left town Thursday without voting on a much-hyped, sweeping plan that aims to end the state's historic budget impasse, with one leader warning lawmakers not to buckle...

Against the backdrop of a sharply divided and dysfunctional state government, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner delivered his midterm State of the State address Wednesday saying he and other politicians have...