Illinois lawmakers could still pass expensive changes to newer state worker pensions using a “gut and replace” maneuver. The ...

Revenue projections had already been declining as the spring session has progressed. Now, lawmakers who have long feared ...

Across Illinois, about 70% of days spent in nursing home care are covered by Medicaid, making it the largest insurance payer ...

It really is not a sense of honor there. It is not a sense of history,” said the director of the Native American Chamber of ...

Some Illinois long-term care providers are calling a proposal by fellow providers to introduce a nursing home bed tax “misguided.

Hundreds of Illinois residents rallied at the state's capitol to call on lawmakers to pass the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act and other clean energy bills by the end of the month.

An Illinois congressman is calling for the passage of what President Donald Trump refers to as the “big, beautiful bill. ” ...

The Interchange Fee Prohibition Act (IFPA), which is set to take effect on July 1, would change the structure of credit card payments by creating two separate transactions: one for the base cost of a ...

During Fiscal Year 2025, stretching from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, the gas tax in the state of Illinois is set at $0.47 ...

Chalkbeat Chicago Reporter Samantha Smylie appeared on the WGN Evening News to discuss the education-related issues that will come up during the Spring Legislative Session in Springfield. To read more ...

Republicans advanced their massive tax cut and border security package out of a key House committee during a rare Sunday ...

Illinois state lawmakers must be super speed readers, because who would vote on something they hadn’t read? They were given an average of 67 seconds per page to read the past nine state budgets, but ...