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Voters could get a shot at deciding whether Illinois actually needs a Lieutenant Governor. State reps want to eliminate the j...
A prison guard at Lawrence Correctional Center is recovering after getting stabbed in the neck early Mondaywith what AFSCME o...
The state is investing $750,000 in a program that will help train people in the health care industry. Gov. Quinn says it&...
The AFSCME Union is scheduling meetings all across the state, so its workers can vote up or down on a tentative contract. The...
The business of SIU is temporarily on hold until new board members can be approved. Governor Quinn recommended three people f...
Governor Quinn is keeping quiet about the details of his budget address. Without giving specifics, Quinn says he'll propo...
Lawmakers are gearing up for a marathon debate on pensions. Several options are on the table including how much workers shoul...
A new poll shows that should she run in a three-way Democratic primary for governor, Attorney General Lisa Madigan would win....
The state's largest government employee union is letting its members know that a strike may be coming. The American Feder...
Governor Quinn will deliver his State of the State address at noon today. According to the "Chicago Tribune," Quinn...
Illinois' has taken yet another hit thanks to its looming pension troubles.Standard & Poor's has dropped the state...
Governor Quinn is still trying to withhold pay raises for 30-thousand state union workers. He filed an appeal yesterday again...
Union leaders say they're prepared to sue if lawmakers pass a last minute pension deal that violates the Constitution. Th...
Governor Quinn and the state's top elected officials failed to agree on a framework to help reform Illinois' pension ...
A controversial cost-shift proposal to help fix the pension system is off the table.It would've required school districts...
Governor Quinn says if lawmakers don't address the pension crisis, Illinois will go over a fiscal cliff of its own. He wa...
President Obama supports a plan to legalizesame-sexmarriage in Illinois.In fact, a White House spokesperson says the presiden...
Pension reform is still a high priority during next week's lame duck session. Governor Quinn believes lawmakers can negot...
Governor Quinn has been ordered to dish out union pay-raises. A Cook County judge says Quinn's refusal to pay the raises ...
Jacksonville Developmental Center is officially closed. All of the residents have been moved into community care settings, wh...
The primary election to replace former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. will be held on February 26th. It will coincide with oth...
A petition to stop concealed carry efforts in Illinois is circulating online. SignOn.org plans to deliver7,500 signatures to ...
Patience is wearing thin for Congressman Jesse Jackson, Junior, who hasn't been in the public eye since June. Fellow Demo...
375 workers with the state's Department of Children and Family Services will keep their jobs for now.DCFS Director Richar...
Governor Quinn has fired the wife of a union boss and now some are wondering if it's backlash from the heat the union has...
Governor Quinn should keep his job, according to most of the Illinois delegates at the party's national convention. Eighty p...
One state representative says he's disappointed in Governor Quinn's decision to veto the gaming bill. Chad Hays says the pla...
Tamms and Dwight prisons won't close this Friday after all. The state has issued a temporary delay on the closures. The dec...
Governor Quinn vetoed the so called "plastic bag" bill, calling it a roadblock to innovation that would do little t...
Lawmakers will not override Governor Quinn if he vetoes the gambling bill, which seeks to add five casinos across the state. ...
Reports of poor living conditions inside Illinois prisons has sparked interest among journalists but Governor Quinn says they...
Governor Quinn has called lawmakers back to Springfield to deal with pension reform but Senate President John Cullerton wants...
A new law aims to strengthen the Illinois Open Meetings Act. The law requires public bodies conducting a public meeting to en...
Twenty-six Illinois counties are deemed disaster areas thanks to drought conditions. Governor Quinn unveiled his plan to hel...
You could tote the number one on your license plate, something no one has done for ten years in Illinois. Governor Quinn is ...
The fight to keep the Jacksonville Developmental Center open isn't over. Families of individuals who live at the facility...
The Illinois Innoncence Project is rallyingat the State Capitol asking Governor Quinn to pardon former day care worker Pam Ja...
No more free healthcare for state retirees, they'll have to pay monthly premiums starting July 1st. Annie Thompson, a spokes...
Nearly two dozens employees of the Decatur Adult Transition Center are getting letters informing them they are being let go. ...
No more court supervision for drivers busted going more than 25-miles-an-hour over the speed limit. State Representative Sid...
Governor Quinn is having a meeting of the minds with legislative leaders today. They're trying to smooth out disagreements o...
Internet dating is becoming more popular and now, Illinois lawmakers are putting safeguards in place to protect those who par...
The fight to legalize same-sex marriage in Illinois is headed to the courts. More than two dozen gay and lesbian couples are ...
Union workers say lawmakers are trying to fix the state budget on their backs.AFSCME Local President Ruby Robinson says state...
Childcare providers in Illinois will get paid after all. Governor Quinn previously said the state could no longer afford to ...
A company called GTECH funneled one and a half million dollars into Governor Quinn's campaign chest in 2010 and now an invest...
A new law prohibits people from running as an Independent if they cast a partisan vote in the primary election. The general a...
College bound students looking for help from the state may be out of luck next year. Officials with the Illinois Student Ass...
Governor Quinn is targeting retired teacher and community college employee benefits as a way to get the state's budget under ...
Dwight Mayor Bill Wilkey is protesting Governor Quinn's plan to close Dwight Correctional Center for Women. Wilkey says the ...
Lawmakers are holding a public meeting this Wednesday to discuss Governor Quinn's plan to shut down the Jacksonville Deve...
Governor Quinn says the people of Illinois can expect deep cuts in the upcoming year. He's looking to scale the budget ba...
Former Decatur Representative Bob Flider is getting a new job. He's been tapped to lead the state's Department of Agriculture...
Illinois is wooing the homosexual community with the launch of "Pride Illinois." It's a section on the state's tourism websi...
Plans to close Jacksonville Developmental Center are moving forward but not all lawmakers are convinced it's the best thing f...
Governor Quinn is being compared to former, convicted Governor Rod Blagojevich after yesterday's State of the State address.C...
Illinois' 49th District Senator Sam McCann says if the Governor is looking for tax incentives to offer to Illinois reside...
“Governors want to project a sense that they’re in charge, and that the state’s moving in the right directi...
Senate Republicans in Illinois say they're looking forward to Governor Quinn's State of the State address. They say t...
State lawmakers would have more control in collective bargaining for state workers under a proposal introduced by Illinois Ho...