Following the excitement of Tuesday’s midterm election, aldermen pushed Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s 2019 city budget closer to a final vote Wednesday. With Democrat J.B. Pritzker’s…
Emanuel’s final city budget moves to vote after midterm elections
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State Democrats decide against overrule of Rauner’s gun law veto
Like many mothers, Englewood resident Deja Williams was worried by the news of the Parkland, Florida shooting. But hearing that Illinois lawmakers voted on a series…
Intense negotiations to change details of the workers’ compensation reform bill
A week after the proposed state pension cuts failed to pick up the Republican votes needed to pass, lawmakers, unions leaders and business groups made…
Illinois Lawmakers Want to Honor Obama
Illinois lawmakers want to give former President Barack Obama his due. Two bills pending in the Illinois Legislature would make Obama’s Aug. 4 birthday the…
Special funds targeted as lawmakers scramble for money during state budget stalemate
George Tinkham has been a motorcycle enthusiast for more than 30 years. Last month, the Springfield native rode into the General Assembly to urge lawmakers to…
Labor activists: Union fight in Illinois mirrors Wisconsin
With negotiations between Gov. Bruce Rauner and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees virtually non-existent, Wisconsin labor unions offer telling words of…
Retired teachers speak out against health Insurance program cuts
SPRINGFIELD –The only thing many retirees would like to worry about after decades of working is the vacation destination they’ll choose to relax. This isn’t…
Illinois vets can earn college credit through military experience
Veterans in Illinois will have the opportunity to apply their military training and expertise to their college careers after leaving the service, under a program sponsored by…