The Illinois Department of Revenue will begin accepting 2016 state individual income tax returns on Monday, January 23rd, the same date that the Internal Revenue Service

This week Senate Bill 550 was signed into law, establishing additional standards to further protect Illinois children from possible exposure to lead in drinking water.

If the state’s historic budget impasse is to end any time soon, it could largely be due to a package of legislation unveiled in the

  The Illinois Senate adopted new rules Jan. 11, including for the first time, term limits for legislative leaders. The new rule limits both the

Senate Bill 513, legislation to reinstate the EDGE (Economic Development for a Growing Economy) tax credit program, which has been hailed by supporters as the

State Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Peru) is sworn into office Jan. 11 inside the Senate chamber of the Illinois capitol. Rezin was one of dozens of

Expiration of the state’s EDGE tax credit at the end of last year has many lawmakers and employers calling for swift action to reinstate the

With the expiration of the stopgap budget at the turn of the year, Senate Republican lawmakers say swift and decisive action is needed to ensure

As citizens throughout the state of Illinois ring in the New Year, nearly 200 laws will take effect. A significant number of the new laws

On Dec. 13, a Cook County judge ordered Disability Services of Illinois, a group home company whose state license was revoked in November after media