If an amendment recently introduced in Springfield by state Sen. Toi Hutchinson (D-Chicago Heights) passes muster, Illinois dwellers could face what the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) considers taxation of citizens’ Second Amendment rights.
State Rep. David Olsen (R-Downers Grove), a relative newcomer on Illinois’ legislative landscape, recently commended Gov. Bruce Rauner for the ethical tone of his State of the State message in Springfield.
The United States is considered one of the top destination points for child trafficking with cases reported in all 50 states, including 143 investigated calls to the hotline for allegations of human trafficking in 2016 by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS).
In one of the first votes by the newly sworn-in Illinois House, long-serving House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) was re-elected to a 17th term in that seat.
GOP legislators in Springfield received their marching orders in November's general election to keep pushing for reform, the newly named House Republican Conference chairman said during a recent interview.
Illinois Valley Community College (IVCC) has teamed up with Starved Rock Lodge to offer the Training for Intervention Procedures (TIPS) program, required as part of the Illinois’ Beverage Alcohol Sellers/Servers Education and Training (BASSET) program.
Not all Illinois public employees who are members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) are gung-ho and in lockstep with the government-worker union's negotiating tactics.
Illinois residents burdened with falling home values and high property taxes are headed toward a cliff if Springfield doesn't do something soon to pull the state back from the precipice, a financial analyst said.
The campaign committee of Grundy County state's attorney candidate Jason A Helland, Friends of Jason A Helland, returned a $600 contribution from Alvin Helland on Jan. 25