Quinn Gets Education-Reform Measure
A bill sent to Gov. Pat Quinn Thursday would make it harder for teachers to strike and easier for bad teachers to be fire.
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A bill sent to Gov. Pat Quinn Thursday would make it harder for teachers to strike and easier for bad teachers to be fire.
Bart Simpson was in Springfield today. Seriously, the actress who provides Bart's voice, and a lot of others in the long-running "Simpsons" sit-com, testified before a legislative subcommittee.
Urged on by a Joliet woman who survived two days of captivity and torture at the hands of an abusive husband, an Illinois Senate committee Wednesday unanimously approved a bill that would subject those convicted of domestic torture to stiffer prison sentences.
A man accused of plotting to blow up a federal courthouse in Springfield has pleaded guilty.
A proposed pilot program for medical marijuana in Illinois failed to generate enough votes of support in Springfield on Thursday.
CBS 2's Walter Jacobson sets his sights on claims that state lawmakers have slashed their salaries.
Several hundred people are heading to Springfield this morning to show their support for charter schools.
A report filed in Sangamon County court says the former mayor of Springfield, who committed suicide last year, wrote himself nearly $80,000 in checks from the estate of a dead cousin.
In Springfield Wednesday, the law was doing it's best to lobby for pre-school funding.
An Illinois House panel today voted to approve the use of medical marijuana for individuals who suffer from chronic pain and debilitating medical conditions. The measure now goes to the full House for a vote.
A proposal to allow Illinois residents to carry concealed weapons has made it out of House committee in Springfield on Tuesday and was headed for a full House vote.
Parole has been denied to a man convicted of shooting a Chicago police officer more than 30 years ago.
A coroner's jury in downstate Sangamon County has determined that Springfield Mayor Timothy Davlin committed suicide.
Netsch: Quinn aide says governor likely to sign bill.
A Chicago man said Thursday that his life has changed forever after he survived a small plane crash in Springfield last week.
State police let their presence be known at the state capital Monday as elected leaders were sworn in, two days after the shooting of an Arizona congresswoman and some of her contituents.
As he was sworn in today for his first full term, Gov. Pat Quinn conceded that the state is in a "fiscal crisis."
The oldest non-partisan government research organization in the state says the proposed Illinois income tax increase will not help lower the state's $15 billion deficit.
The state's personal income tax rate would temporarily jump from 3 percent to 5.25 percent, under a plan Democratic leaders have hashed out in Springfield, Senate President John Cullerton told the media late Thursday.
It's been another busy but markedly unproductive day in the Illinois General Assembly, which is aiming to raise our taxes but not there yet.
Both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly have passed a redistricting bill that endeavors to be fairer to minority groups.
Springfield aldermen have selected a new mayor to replace the deceased Timothy Davlin.
Springfield aldermen plan to select an interim mayor to replace Mayor Timothy Davlin, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Dec. 14.
A new state law that will take effect on New Year's Day requires pet stores to give potential buyers the details of every animal's health history.
