A new Route 89 bridge connecting Bureau and Putnam counties and spanning the Illinois River will be named “The Illinois Valley Veterans Memorial Bridge,” under

Legislation that will prevent the closure of nuclear power plants in Cordova and Clinton is a win for energy consumers and businesses across the state,

When lawmakers came to agreement this past June on a temporary stop-gap budget, one component of that budget included $215 million for the Chicago Public

On Nov. 29, the House of Representatives failed to override the governor’s veto of Senate Bill 250, the Automatic Voter Registration (AVR) bill.  There are

The Governor and legislative leaders met four times during the past week in Springfield in an attempt to move forward with the framework of a

Lawmakers returned to their districts to observe the Thanksgiving holiday this week, but will return to Springfield Nov. 29 when the second week of the

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Replacement of old Illinois license plates will begin January 2017, as part of a new initiative recently announced by the Secretary of State. The new

Due in large part to her years of fighting to protect the rights of Illinois residents and improve the state’s economic outlook, as well as

Despite the serious fiscal problems facing the state, two other vetoes were overridden by Senate Democrats that would add more than $100 million in spending