Illinois Senate backs stiffer penalties for torture
SPRINGFIELD — Last year, Erick Mercado-Hernandez was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison — nearly the maximum — after pleading guilty to beating and torturing his wife for two...
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Push to make senior tax break automatic stalls in House
A measure to save senior citizens in Cook County the hassle of reapplying each year for a property tax break is languishing at the Capitol, and its fate may be...
Illinois lawmakers target bath salts used as a drug
Following bans on salvia and synthetic marijuana, Illinois lawmakers are now trying to curb the latest store-bought choice of people looking to get high: bath salts. These are not the...
Medical marijuana could become legal in Illinois
A stricter set of rules and a surprise political alliance are helping build momentum for a long-thwarted effort to legalize marijuana for medical purposes in Illinois. Some lawmakers are looking...
Prentice hospital, New Regal Theater head group’s list of endangered landmarks
The old Prentice Women's Hospital and the New Regal Theater in Chicago, along with the former home and studio of noted sculptor Alfonso Iannelli in Park Ridge, all made a...
Donations to keep school’s teams on the go
SPRINGFIELD — Donations from Chicago-area residents and a not-for-profit organization will keep athletes from the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired traveling to out-of-state competitions through next year. After last...
Donations to keep school’s teams on the go
SPRINGFIELD — Donations from Chicago-area residents and a not-for-profit organization will keep athletes from the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired traveling to out-of-state competitions through next year. After last...
Cigarette tax hike runs into opposition
SPRINGFIELD — A Democratic push for a $1-a-pack cigarette tax increase to pay for a statewide construction program ran into Republican opposition Tuesday. Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, plans to...
Hendon abruptly quits state Senate
SPRINGFIELD — State Sen. Rickey Hendon, a flamboyant former West Side alderman known for his nickname "Hollywood" and his controversial mouth, abruptly quit Thursday. "I'm out," Hendon, 57, told the...
Quinn cuts back on cutbacks
Facing a torrent of protest, Gov. Pat Quinn on Thursday cut in half plans to impose more than $200 million in drastic reductions next month on the Department of Human...