Category Archives: State News

Bruce Rauner is again saying how dire Illinois financial situation is. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – For at least the third time since winning the elec...

By Jim Anderson/Illinois Radio Network DIXON – We’re still learning lessons from the plundering of Dixon. One of the ways the city comptroller was able to steal $53 million over two decade...

U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (center) expects to run for re-election next year. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Mark Kirk)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – The decision to run for re-election ...

By Illinois News NetworkSPRINGFIELD – An actuary hired by the state’s Auditor General concludes the state’s pension funding method increases the risk that the plans are becoming unsu...

Races for the Illinois General Assembly this year set records for campaign spending. (Photo courtesy 401K2012/flickr) By Jim Anderson/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – A national group that k...

By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – The 2014 political and governmental agenda for the Illinois Chamber of Commerce was not a legislative one; it was an executive one. “The b...

State Rep. Rosemany Mulligan died Tuesday at age 73. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov) By The Associated Press DES PLAINES – The brother of former state lawmaker Rosemary Mulligan says she has died ...

By The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD – A spokeswoman for Illinois' Senate President says legislation is being prepared to establish a 2016 special election to replace late state Comptroller ...

By The Associated Press CHICAGO – Gov. Pat Quinn has granted clemency to more than 100 people, including posthumous pardons for three Illinois abolitionists found guilty of working on the Underg...

Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner gave $10 million to his Citizens for Rauner fund at the end of 2014. (Photo courtesy Bruce Rauner) By The Associated Press CHICAGO – State filings show Gov.-elect Bruce R...