<p><span>This week, the Illinois Comptroller&rsquo;s Office released $421 million, the last and final quarter payment for fiscal year 2017 mandated categorical (MCAT) payments to schools

<p><span>The General Assembly&rsquo;s Legislative Audit Commission (LAC) met this week, and reviewed the second of two scathing audits of the controversial Neighborhood Recovery Initiative (NRI)

<p><span>The Illinois Senate this week passed legislation to honor a Navy Seal and two police officers who were tragically killed in the line of duty.

<p><span>Just weeks after the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, several bills were introduced this week that aim to address growing concerns of gun safety

<p><span>Lawmakers will return to the State Capitol for the annual fall &ldquo;veto session,&rdquo; and are expected to either take up votes to override or accept

<p><span>Lawmakers will return to the State Capitol for the annual fall &ldquo;veto session,&rdquo; and are expected to either take up votes to override or accept

<p><span>According to a recent article in the Belleville News-Democrat, Illinois ranks 30^th among all states in terms of how much discretionary income residents have, and

<p><span>Autumn means football and cooler weather, but IDOT is warning drivers that it also means mating season for Illinois deer, which brings a drastic increase

<p><span>The state&rsquo;s official bid for a Chicago-area location for Amazon&rsquo;s second headquarters was electronically submitted this week. <br /> </span></p> <p><span>The &ldquo;HQ2&rdquo; selection process has

<p><span>Plans were unveiled for an Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) that would bring together research universities, business and the public sector as partners in a $1.2