State Senator Hopes To Build Support For New School Funding Bill
If 2017 is to be the year Illinois overhauls its public education funding formula, a downstate Republican could be your man.
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If 2017 is to be the year Illinois overhauls its public education funding formula, a downstate Republican could be your man.
Some suburban state lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say there's got to be a compromise to resolve the nearly two-year-long Budget impasse in Springfield. But that doesn't mean there will be one before the 2018 election for Governor.
A suburban congressman is working to rally mayors, county officials, lawmakers and others in a major push for the long-awaited road.
Gov. Bruce Rauner is on a campaign-style fly-around of Illinois to talk about the budget. But he says he's not campaigning right now.
One state senator said the lack of a state budget is mainly Gov. Bruce Rauner's fault.
CPS has confirmed it is attempting to fire Maria Saucedo Scholastic Academy teacher Sarah Chambers, who called the effort a "witch hunt."
But he's dug in when it comes to reforms he says Democrats must consider before he'll sign off on a spending plan.
A third-term Illinois state representative says he's considering a run for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2018.
Dr. Laura Kunard said she wants to help oversee reform of a Chicago police accountability system that's unfair and not trusted by the public
The former head of the Chicago public school system says troubled Chicago State can "grow itself out of its problems."
A number of African-American and Latino aldermen and other present and former officials turned out for J.B. Pritzker's Gubernatorial Campaign Kickoff. They say the democratic billionaire is also close to everyday people.
Mayor Anthony Copeland accused the EPA of rushing him into making rapid decisions about the future use of land contaminated with lead.
Some members of Illinois' congressional delegation backed President Donald Trump's decision to bomb a Syrian military base.
A judge has tossed a lawsuit alleging ex-Speaker Dennis Hastert used a taxpayer-funded office to do private business after leaving Congress.
Thomas Vranas asked a judge Thursday to sentence him to probation for his role in a bribery scandal.
