Legislature takes action to form pension committee

The Illinois Senate has taken action to create a committee to deal with the state's $97 billion pension crisis. Read More

OfficeMax wants tax breaks to stay in Illinois

OfficeMax Inc. is asking the state of Illinois for tax breaks to keep the company's headquarters in-state after the office supply chain's merger with Office Depot Inc. is complete. Read More

Wooden beam could be detached part of 17th Century shipwreck

Archaeologists say a wooden beam found embedded in the floor of Lake Michigan could be a detached piece of wreckage from a ship that disappeared in the 17th Century. Read More

Ill. House speaker to Quinn: Sign concealed carry

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is urging Gov. Pat Quinn to sign legislation allowing the carrying of concealed guns. Read More

1 in 12 Illinois bridges 'structurally deficient'

A transportation advocacy group says about 1 in 12 Illinois bridges are ``structurally deficient.'' Read More

Durbin: US Supreme Court should provide live audio

Sen. Dick Durbin wants the U.S. Supreme Court to provide live audio broadcasts of its proceedings. Read More

Retiring LaHood honored on Senate floor

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin has taken to the floor of the Senate to praise Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. Read More

Given the choice, would Ill. taxpayers spend $40K on special session?

By now, Illinois taxpayers know it will cost them $40,000 each day for lawmakers to return to the Capitol in search of a deal on pension reform. Read More

Quinn, lawmakers plan pension talks into July

Gov. Pat Quinn and lawmakers are working on a new plan to solve the state's $97 billion pension crisis that involves forming a bipartisan committee and reconvening the Legislature again in July. Read More