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

For more than six years, a number of lawmakers have been pushing for Illinois to join the dozens of other states that are part of

The travel website RoadSnacks.net is attempting to rank Illinois cities by their level of happiness, including the 10 most and 10 least happy cities in

New legislation aims to help prevent drugs and cell phones from being smuggled into state prisons by prohibiting the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, or

Gov. Rauner is visiting schools across the state—including stops in Lombard, Chicago, Peoria, Springfield and Belleville—to talk about his proposal to increase state K-12 general

While Republican lawmakers and the Governor seek to provide the deeply indebted CPS with much-needed oversight, financial flexibility, and accountability, Democrat lawmakers are lobbying against