Financial decay is happening at all levels of Illinois state government, according to the president of state news aggregation and research site Wirepoints.

The City Club of Chicago held a panel last week to discuss the state's pension crisis and how to fix it.

Agency Cites Violations of the Environmental Protection Act, Illinois Pollution Control Board Regulations and Terms of Operating Permit

Eight years after lawmakers approved the first of two large state income tax hikes, a new analysis shows Illinois' net position deficit quadrupled to $189.1 billion in 2018 from $43.6 billion in 2011.

Recent fiscal news from the Illinois’ Comptroller Susana Mendoza, the overseer of the state’s finances, seemed to give Illinoisans a glimmer of hope that the state was finally emerging from its fiscal abyss. A positive-sounding statement from Mendoza’s office surrounding the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the fiscal year that ended June 2018 showed that the state’s general funds budget was still running a deficit, but it was a deficit reduced by half over the previous year.

Some pensions offer retirees a far sweeter pot upon retirement than the workers paid into while they were working—especially if you’re a government worker in the state of Illinois.

Former State Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) is spearheading a grassroots effort, Fair Maps Illinois, to break House Speaker Michael Madigan’s iron control over the decennial reconfiguration of legislative districts.

Republicans rallied to gather support Aug, 15 at the Illinois State Fair for the 2020 election.

As student's head back for another year at Illinois colleges and universities, the Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) encourages students and parents to make fire safety a top priority. Governor Pritzker has signed a proclamation marking September "Campus Fire Safety Month in Illinois."

After more than a year of investigation, Maggie Hickey and her Schiff Hardin LLP team concluded their report by identifying the good, the bad, and the ugly within the Speaker’s House.

As part of her investigation, Maggie Hickey and her Schiff Hardin LLP investigative team sought to learn about the Speaker’s Office’s workplace culture, identify any issues and recommend ways to address any issues.

At a June 6, 2018 press conference in Chicago, account technician Sherri Garrett made several allegations against Timothy Mapes, who was – at the time – the Chief of Staff for the Illinois Speaker’s Office.

At a press conference on May 31, 2018, Activist Maryann Loncar made several public allegations against then-Illinois Rep. Lou Lang.

After more than a year of outside investigation, a report has been released surrounding claims of sexual harassment and overall workplace cultural issues within the Illinois House of Representatives, Office of the Speaker. This is Part 3 of a report on the 202-page document.

Former state Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) is leading the charge for a constitutional amendment on the 2020 ballot that would create fair legislative maps for Illinois, launching a new website today.

The report evaluating the workplace of the Office of the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives was not supposed to be partisan – but, the writers said, there was no escaping the fact that during the time period in question, Democrats controlled the office.

After more than a year of outside investigation, a 202-page report has been released surrounding claims of sexual harassment and overall workplace cultural issues within the Illinois House of Representatives, Office of the Speaker.

Governor JB Pritzker signed critical legislation today to extend Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) protections to all employees across Illinois.

Building on a strong team of diverse experts in their fields, Governor JB Pritzker announced the following appointments in his administration:

IDHS seeks eligible community organizations and local governments to encourage full participation in the 2020 Census in Illinois