Illinois is in deep financial trouble, and state legislators are using some questionable accounting practices to conceal the problem's depth, according to a report published by the Illinois Policy Institute.

Legislators in the General Assembly sent Gov. Bruce Rauner a bipartisan letter on April 23 requesting information about the Quincy Veterans Home.

The Lincoln Series, also known as The Illinois Lincoln Excellence in Public Service Series, launched two new programs designed to get more Republican women involved in politics ahead of the November primary elections.

The Illinois Senate voted to ratify the Equal Right Amendment to the U.S. Constitution last week, more than 35 years after the proposed amendment seemed to die when only 35 states agreed to ratify it in 1982.

A bill moving through the Illinois House could throw out existing divorce law and move parenting time toward a co-parenting model.

In the midst of what Democrats are hoping will be a "Blue Wave" of elections this year, incumbents in Illinois faced opposition from voters because many of them voted for a 32 percent state income tax hike last year.