Senate Democrats this week once again voted for nearly $4 billion in spending authorization—but without the associated revenue needed to fund the spending. A high-ranking

The Senate Human Services Committee advanced legislation this week intended to infuse some normalcy into the lives of children in Illinois’ foster system. Senate Bill

Speaker Michael Madigan and House Democrats received well-deserved criticism during the week from Republican lawmakers who called a news conference to address the month-long hiatus

DCFS Director George Sheldon painted an encouraging picture during his testimony in front of the Appropriations I Committee on March 8. Having been appointed more

Senate Republicans continue to call upon Democrat lawmakers to join the discussion and work to find compromise on the issues of higher education and K-12

On March 9, the Senate Executive Committee held a subject-matter hearing on the Unbalanced Budget Response Act (UBRA). Leader Christine Radogno made it clear in

Illinois has earned a top spot in WalletHub’s recent ranking of 2016’s best and worst states for women. In recognition of Women’s History Month, WalletHub

Working with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA), State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) announced a commitment by the IEPA to perform enhanced monitoring that will

Democrat legislators continued to play politics with higher education this week, leaving town after attempting to push through legislation (SB 2043) that would have added

Senate Republicans joined Gov. Rauner and Democrat lawmakers at a joint press conference on March 2 to highlight bipartisan legislation to help reform Illinois’ criminal