Lawmakers approve bills easing driving tests on seniors, limits on student fines
Bills moving forward in Springfield include a plan that will allow fewer seniors to have to take driving exams to ...
Peoria
Trial of sheriff’s deputy accused in shooting death of Sangamon County woman moved
Sean Grayson, a former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy, will stand trial later this year in Peoria on murder charges in ...
Students, women in trades advocate for more career and technical education
High school students and women in the trades are looking to break barriers in the industry through advocacy and calling ...
Democrats argue Republicans waited too long to file latest redistricting lawsuit
Illinois House Republicans should have filed lawsuit challenging legislative maps years ago, Democrats argue in court filing
Durbin, Pritzker put pressure on Republicans to oppose cuts to key programs
Gov. JB Pritzker and Sen. Dick Durbin traveled the state this week warning of spending cuts by Congress and the ...
Cell phone ban legislation clears Senate committee
Advocates say cell phone bans improve school climate.
Partisan politics infiltrating non-partisan local Illinois elections
Local elections in Illinois are non-partisan, but voters might be seeing both Democrat and Republican groups backing candidates this year.
Pritzker wants Illinois to be latest state to ban cellphones in classroom
Gov. JB Pritzker is asking lawmakers to pass a plan banning cellphones in schools during class time.
Pritzker positions himself at forefront of Trump opposition by invoking Nazis’ rise to power
A month into President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House, Gov. JB Pritzker last week warned that the ...
Illinois lawmakers revive push to create prescription drug affordability board
Illinois lawmakers are pushing a prescription drug affordability board
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