“Gov. Rauner set a good and important tone during his State of the State Address,” State Sen. Sue Rezin said. “Despite the challenges Illinois faces

Governor Bruce Rauner delivered his third State of the State address this week and used the opportunity to highlight some key accomplishments achieved by his

While no votes were taken this week, the Illinois Senate continued to negotiate and move forward with a comprehensive budget framework that would produce a

Illinois Senate lawmakers will begin holding committee hearings on a budget framework designed to reestablish fiscal stability and certainty, and get Illinois moving forward again.

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