STATE NEWS
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Durbin: Poland should be in US waiver program
Sen. Dick Durbin says Polish citizens should be able to visit the U.S. for up to 90 days without a visa. Read More -
Rutherford: Recent credit downgrade likely won't be the last
The recent decrease in Illinois' bond rating is the result of legislators failing to restructure pensions before the end of the legislative session. Read More -
Quinn reviewing concealed carry bill, disappointed no vote on gay marriage
Gov. Pat Quinn won't say if he'll sign a concealed carry bill that lawmakers approved last week. Read More -
Doctors block bids to expand nurse, dentist roles
Illinois lawmakers this spring rebuffed a variety of proposals that would have given more authority to psychologists, dentists and nurses ahead of a surge of patients newly insured under President Oba Read More -
Jackson's lawyers want portion of document sealed
Lawyers for convicted former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. are asking a judge to seal a portion of a sentencing document that's set to be filed this week because it will contain ``sensitive details' Read More -
Quinn prepared to call special session on pensions
Gov. Pat Quinn says he's prepared to call a special session on pensions but Senate President John Cullerton and House Speaker Michael Madigan have to set aside their differences on the issue. Read More -
Quinn, Cullerton meet over Illinois pensions
Gov. Pat Quinn and Senate President John Cullerton have met to discuss stalemate over a solution to Illinois' pension crisis, but House Speaker Michael Madigan didn't show up. Read More -
Federal aid available after April Illinois floods
More than $73 million in federal aid has been approved so far to help Illinois communities hurt by April's floods. Read More -
Lincoln Museum opens Douglas exhibit
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum has a new exhibit on the life of Stephen A. Douglas, Lincoln's greatest rival. Read More
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