Illinois U.S. Rep. Marie Newman’s push to pass a law that would ban discrimination against LGBTQ Americans has put her at the center of a feud…
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s hand-picked successor for the legislative seat he held for a half-century resigned Wednesday, …
Industrial hemp production declined slightly in 2020, the second year of legalized production in Illinois.
Former Democratic state Rep. Eddie Acevedo and two of his sons were indicted Tuesday on a series of tax-related counts spanning several years.
DES MOINES — A sweeping proposal that would limit early voting in Iowa and make myriad other changes to how elections operate here is on its w…
Kodatt quit just three days after he was chosen from among 10 candidates to replace Madigan, a Democrat from the Southwest Side of Chicago who…
Michael Madigan's announcement that he was stepping down as chairman of the Illinois Democratic Party set off another battle for influence amo…
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Illinois prepares to expand Phase 1B eligibility beginning Thursday
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Iowa House GOP approves ban on open enrollment rejections via diversity plans
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With demand high, questions aplenty, Iowa plans COVID-19 vaccine website
New Democratic House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch suggested Wednesday that the state should again ask voters to approve a graduated-rate inco…
DES MOINES — Back in December 2019, Debi Durham predicted 2020 would be one of the best years of her decade as chief of the Iowa Economic Deve…
Illinois Law enforcement groups have decried the signing of a massive criminal justice reform bill by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, referring to the leg…
Gov. J.B. Pritzker explains why he is supporting Chicago Ald. Michelle Harris for chair of the Democratic Party of Illinois and what he hopes …
DES MOINES — Changes to state unemployment benefits will be bad for Iowa workers and bad for Iowa, labor union members argued the morning afte…
DES MOINES — Iowa senators voted 30-18 on Tuesday to approve legislation directing the state Department of Human Services to upgrade its syste…
Edward Guerra Kodatt, who was appointed Sunday to replace Former Speaker Michael Madigan, resigned abruptly Wednesday after Madigan and Chicag…
Edward Guerra Kodatt, who was appointed Sunday to replace Former Speaker Michael Madigan, resigned abruptly Wednesday after Madigan and Chicag…
Former state senator and gubernatorial candidate Sam McCann has pleaded not guilty to federal charges alleging he illegally spent more than $2…
DES MOINES — The Iowa Senate voted Tuesday to shorten Iowa’s early voting process to 20 days, close statewide election polls an hour earlier, …
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DES MOINES — Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed an education funding package that will pump $36.5 million more into Iowa’s K-12 school system.
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After a bipartisan push, the White House will allow U.S. Attorney John Lausch to remain in office until a successor is confirmed by the U.S. S…
Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a low-interest loan program Tuesday to help alleviate the unprecedented financial burden from soaring utility cos…
As many as 1 million Illinois schoolchildren will get more nutritious meals after state officials received an expansion of a federally subsidi…
A roundup of legislative and Capitol news items of interest from Tuesday:
SPRINGFIELD – Hospitalizations and positivity rates for COVID-19 in Illinois continued on a steady decline Tuesday, decreasing for the 13th st…
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Sen. Darren Bailey, who gained notoriety for challenging Gov. JB Pritzker’s COVID-19 executive orders last year, announ…
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday announced new federal funding to expand the state’s food assistance program for school-age children who would no…
