GOP: Make Illinois Business-Friendly, Improve Budget
Illinois Senate Republicans have unveiled another initiative they say will help fix the state budget, by making Illinois a more business friendly environment.
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Illinois Senate Republicans have unveiled another initiative they say will help fix the state budget, by making Illinois a more business friendly environment.
A controversial bill that would limit adoptions by same-sex couples was defeated in an Illinois Senate committee on Wednesday.
A former candidate for Illinois governor didn't get out of politics after he lost in last year's Republican primary.
State lawmakers want to make sure atrocities such as those documented at a group home in downstate Charleston never happen again.
A proposal to do away with Illinois' workers' compensation system has passed a house committee.
Some Illinois lawmakers want to make sure the film industry keeps coming back to Illinois, for the next decade, at least.
The National Rifle Association wants to keep private gun sales private, and has come out against a measure to require federally-licensed gun dealerships to administer private transactions.
Proponents of efforts to enact concealed carry laws in Illinois have released the results of a survey they say proves the issue isn't as geographically divided as it seems.
A state lawmaker wants welfare recipients to submit to drug tests in order to receive aid, but he admits the proposal isn't ready for a full debate – and probably won't make it into law this year.
A state lawmaker from Rockford wants to accommodate overflow air traffic from O'Hare to an airport in his region, to try keeping money in Illinois.
An Illinois state senator wants to make sure the attorney general doesn't argue cases where there's a conflict of interest, but he faces an uphill battle.
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 state lawmaker doesn't want drivers to stop and take pictures or videos of vehicle accidents.
University presidents have begun their annual trek to Springfield to ask lawmakers for money for the next fiscal year.
At least one mental health initiative will not be cut back, even after the Gov. Pat Quinn predicted looming budget cuts across the Illinois Department of Human Services.
