Gov. Rauner announced a refinancing plan Sept. 7 to pay down a portion of the state’s $15.4 billion bill backlog. While advocating for spending reforms

Passed during the week by the House and Senate, Senate Bill 1947 utilizes data and widely-accepted best practices to determine how to send funding where

Today the Surface Transportation Board rejected the application filed by Great Lakes Basin Transportation, Inc., for authority to construct and operate a rail line in

The Governor signed legislation – known as the Trust Act – that will prevent law enforcement officials across the state from detaining individuals based solely

Increasing voter participation is the aim a new law signed by Gov. Rauner on Aug. 28. Senate Bill 1933 requires the Secretary of State and

State Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) issued the following statement in response to the Illinois Senate passing education funding reform legislation (SB 1947) Aug. 29. Rezin

State Sen. Sue Rezin has officially opened an additional district office in Morris and hired Shannon Hogan, a Morris native and graduate of Morris Community

A bipartisan measure that extends tax credits for companies and brings jobs to Illinois is now headed to the Governor after it passed the Senate

Senate Democrats voted this week to override the governor’s amendatory veto of Senate Bill 1. Senate Republicans remain open to bipartisan negotiations on a new

Sen. Rezin is pleased to announce the Parental Rights for the Blind Act is now law in Illinois (effective Jan. 2018). This picture is from