Senate Republicans are reminding Illinois motorists that, due to the budget impasse, the Secretary of State’s office is NOT mailing license plate sticker renewal notices.

Republican and Democrat lawmakers agree the state’s nearly 20 year-old system of funding K-12 education has become increasing inequitable, but that’s where the agreement ends. 

Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger recently testified that in the absence of a budget, the Comptroller is paying bills under more than a dozen court orders,

Senate Republican proposals to help Illinois’ most vulnerable children are the foundation of a Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) initiative to provide greater

While acknowledging the need for a new state funding formula for education, Senate Republicans, led by Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno (R-Lemont), said the best

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