Wisconsin Dems Who Hid Out In Illinois Can't Vote
The Democratic senators are back and Gov. Scott Walker's budget plan has passed, but there is more trouble brewing now in Wisconsin.
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The Democratic senators are back and Gov. Scott Walker's budget plan has passed, but there is more trouble brewing now in Wisconsin.
A state representative from the West Side will be sworn in tomorrow to replace State Sen. Rickey Hendon, who resigned last month.
Illinois State Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) is seeking a $1 per pack increase in the state cigarette tax to generate funds for a major public works program.
Gov. Pat Quinn has vetoed a bill that would have authorized the construction of a coal gasification plant on the Chicago's Southeast Side.
A partial agreement has been reached in the long-running dispute between the City of Chicago and two major airlines over the O'Hare expansion project.
Early voting begins today for the aldermanic runoff elections in 14 of the city's 50 wards.
Illinois lawmakers are hearing pitches for more money for schools.
Metra's chairman said Friday that she is not going anywhere, and will fight legislation intended to sweep out the agency's current directors, and limit the pay and perks that future transit board members can get.
More all-male and all-female schools, and an increased focus on college preparatory programs, are all on Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel's education agenda.
Amazon.com has cut ties with its Illinois affiliates in the wake of a new law requiring such online stores to collect sales taxes.
Scott Lee Cohen can't get the political bug out of his system.
Early voting begins this coming Monday for aldermanic run-off elections in 14 Chicago wards.
It is time for our quadrennial political game of Survivor. Right about now the contestants for this game will begin to line up.
Union leaders say they are mounting a major counter-attack against Republicans nationwide, after Wisconsin lawmakers succeeded in stripping nearly all collective bargaining rights.
Wisconsin lawmakers have approved a controversial measure to strip nearly all collective bargaining rights from the state's public employees and Gov. Scott Walker says he'll sign it as soon as possible.
