Governor JB Pritzker released the following statement after the House passed fair tax legislation making the wealthy pay their fair share while 97 percent of taxpayers pay the same or less.
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) is warning consumers about unproven stem cell therapy treatments and those administered by providers who may not be licensed to so.
Illinois Citizens for Ethics (ICE-PAC) Director Mary-Louise Hengesbaugh is among the growing number of people speaking out against the way Springfield lawmakers have sought to ram through Senate Bill 25.
A bill passed in the House of Representatives on Sunday during a weekend session that will institute clear reporting guidelines for mandated reporters, including clergy members.
State officials are issuing an urgent plea to residents in river communities to prepare for potential evacuations due to the threat of rising floodwaters
Insisting that “values matter,” Walter Payton College Prep Principal Tim Devine has ordered the school’s yearbook to be reprinted after the original edition featured six photos of students flashing the upside-down “OK” sign, a gesture that has gained notoriety in recent months for its ambiguous meanings.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s success in pushing his progressive income tax proposal to the brink of becoming law is being celebrated as a “big win” for the new governor, but the online government watchdog organization Wirepoints sees it differently.
A pro-life legal expert says the right to abortion would become the “summit” right in Illinois if the Senate, as expected, passes the Reproductive Health Act, which the House approved Tuesday.
Illinois voters who cast ballots in the 2020 General Election but elect not to fill whether the state should have a graduated income tax could be just as critical to passage - or not - of the controversial measure, according to information on a data driven website.
Wirepoints president Ted Dabrowski hints that the devil is probably in the details when it comes to the capital-improvements plan being pushed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
Douglas Steffenson was nominated in the Senate to be arbitrator of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission on Monday, May 27, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.
Greg Sronce was nominated in the Senate to be member of the Illinois Racing Board on Monday, May 27, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.
Dwight Baird was nominated in the Senate to be member of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority on Monday, May 27, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) today announced the approval of more than $193,000 in grants for two pheasant habitat projects through the Illinois State Pheasant Fund Special Wildlife Funds Grant Program.
Even before Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s long sought-after graduated income-tax system passed the House to move one step closer to replacing the state’s flat income tax, Democratic state Rep. Yehiel Kalish (Chicago) held the position that the rates being proposed for a new tax are too low.
Paige Ponder was nominated in the Senate to be member of the Illinois Community College Board on Monday, May 27, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.
Stephen Friedman was nominated in the Senate to be arbitrator of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission on Monday, May 27, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.
Jessica Hegarty was nominated in the Senate to be arbitrator of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission on Monday, May 27, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.