New guns bill excludes parks, transit

Compromise Illinois House legislation to regulate the carrying of concealed weapons would ban guns in parks and on public transportation. Read More

Illinois drug court official faces drug charge

The U.S. Justice Department says a supervisor from a western Illinois drug court program has been charged with using his home to grow marijuana and make methamphetamine. Read More

Increased speed limit bill goes to Ill. governor

Legislation increasing the speed limit on interstate highways in Illinois to 70 mph is headed to Gov. Pat Quinn. Read More

Illinois Senate approves sex education bill

A proposal that revamps sex education in Illinois public schools to include information about contraception and sexually transmitted diseases has cleared the state Senate. Read More

Ill. General Assembly overrides 'Smart Grid' veto

The Illinois General Assembly has overridden Gov. Pat Quinn's veto of legislation that addresses so-called Smart Grid technology. Read More

Senate OKs school age bill along party lines

A bill to lower the compulsory age of school attendance – from 7 to 6 – became a partisan debate in the Illinois Senate. Read More

Teachers unions push for Senate pension bill

Illinois' largest teachers unions are lobbying lawmakers to back Senate President John Cullerton's pension plan and not the bill in House. Read More

Illinois House committee approves Medicaid expansion

A key Illinois House committee has approved an expansion of Medicaid to cover low-income adults who don't have children at home. Read More

Clinton: Illinois should legalize gay marriage

Former President Bill Clinton is calling on Illinois lawmakers to legalize same-sex marriage. Read More

Ill. House: Senate pension plan saves less money

Illinois House members say Senate President John Cullerton's pension-reform proposal saves at most only 40 percent of what the Chicago Democrat predicts. Read More