This summer shapes up as a busy and critical time for the Illinois State Rifle Association.

State treasurer candidate Jim Dodge is open to almost anything if it stands to make Springfield the place he thinks it was meant to be.

Rent control initiatives in Springfield were stranded when the 2018 regular legislative session ended on May 31, but landlords and property managers in Illinois anticipate a more aggressive push when the General Assembly convenes in January 2019.

Jim Dodge, the Republican candidate for state treasurer, desperately wants answers from lawmakers in Springfield.

The IL Rising team discusses the state and its population exodus.

Economics professor from Colorado talks bankruptcy laws with the IL Rising team.

University of Southern California men's outdoor track tops the list of highest grossing programs, reporting more than $900,000 – or $32,149 per athlete – in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.

The founder of Wirepoints believes issuing bonds to pay toward pensions won't fix the problem Streator is having for fire and police retirees.

A former economics professor who is an adviser to the Heartland Institute believes the best way to overcome Illinois’ unsustainable debt is to do what no state has done since the 1930s: declare bankruptcy.

More than six-tenths of 1 percent of the governor's 2019 capital budget request would fund Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs projects, according to a state analysis.

Gov. Bruce Rauner recently made a claim, among others questionable statements, that the Legionnaire's outbreak were due to massive.flood. BetterGov investigates the validity of that claim.

Judson University women's outdoor track tops the list of highest grossing programs in the state, reporting $97,921 – or $8,902 per athlete – in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.

Only 0.03 percent of the governor's 2019 capital budget request would fund Illinois State Police projects, according to a state analysis.

Learn about the history of Illinois' capitol building, the sinking of the Columbia steamship and Comiskey Park's first all-star game this week in Illinois history.

Just under nine-tenths of 1 percent of the governor's 2019 capital budget request would fund Illinois Board of Education projects, according to a state analysis.

A recent article noting that former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick had been transferred between prisons, combined with rumors that President Trump might commute the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich made me think about the fairness of Kilpatrick's 28-year prison sentence.

Illinois' lottery operator, Camelot, has been working diligently to create a variety of lottery games and have them be easily accessible to consumers.

The Illinois unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage points during the month of May, registering at a 12-year low of 4.3 percent, according to Illinois Department of Employment Security.

Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) made it clear on the Springfield court steps Wednesday—you can’t use a taxpayer-funded budget to pay for abortions if that budget doesn't contain a revenue estimate.

Just over eight-tenths of 1 percent of the governor's 2019 capital budget request would fund Illinois Secretary of State projects, according to a state analysis.