Senate Begins Debate On Major Tax Increase
The Illinois Senate has begun debating a major tax increase as Democratic leaders fight the clock and reluctant lawmakers.
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The Illinois Senate has begun debating a major tax increase as Democratic leaders fight the clock and reluctant lawmakers.
The Illinois House has rejected a proposal to raise cigarette taxes by $1 a pack.
Illinois lawmakers have approved legislation to abolish the death penalty in Illinois, sending the measure to Gov. Pat Quinn on the last day of the lame-duck legislative session.
A plan to raise income taxes in Illinois has passed its first test in Springfield, winning support of a House committee, sending the measure to the full House for a vote.
Mayoral Candidate and City Clerk Miguel Del Valle outlined his vision for Chicago Public Schools Tuesday, and took a shot at the frontrunner in the race.
After the shooting in Tucson, Ariz., U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) says members of Congress should be given more money for security.
Newly-elected Illinois State Treasurer Dan Rutherford followed through Tuesday on a campaign promise to close six satellite offices that he says are underutilized.
An aide to a former Illinois state representative got to fill his boss' seat for a day in Springfield, representing the 105th House District in
The village president of west suburban Oak Brook regularly decries the public pension gravy train, but now an investigation finds he and his wife are riding it.
Attorneys for former Gov. George Ryan are taking their case directly to the White House, after a federal appeals panel refused to let Ryan out of prison to spend time with his dying wife.
Free rides for seniors on public transit were a gift from since-deposed Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
The clock is ticking on Democrats' tax hike in Springfield, and legislative leaders are now dialing back the proposal to win more votes before the deadline on Wednesday.
Illinois senior citizens would lose their automatic free rides on public transportation under legislation that has been sent to Gov. Pat Quinn.
Judges say Ryan's attorneys can still ask federal prison officials to allow the ex-governor to make an extended visit to his terminally ill wife.
The nation got its first look on Monday at the 22-year-old loner accused of trying to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Jared Loughner, head shaved, a cut above the right temple and his hands cuffed, scanned a packed courtroom and sat down.
