Republicans call for more transparency, accountability after ‘disgraceful week’ for House Democrats
GOP Leader McCombie calls for special investigative committee into Rep. Carol Ammons.
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As Illinois enters 10th year under Evidence-Based Funding model, equity remains an elusive goal
Illinois school finance data shows some improvement on spending equity; tax inequities persist.
‘Underdog’ Tracy says he’s ‘answering a call of duty’ by running for Durbin’s seat
Don Tracy admits that he’s “the underdog in the race” to succeed retiring Sen. Dick Durbin. But the Republican nominee ...
Rep. Harry Benton resigns, withdraws name from ballot amid ethics investigation
Rep. Harry Benton resigned from the Illinois House on Friday in the wake of a legislative inspector general investigation that ...
Speaker Welch to Rep. Harry Benton: Resign or be expelled
Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch on Wednesday called for embattled Rep. Harry Benton to resign and promised to initiate ...
Pritzker issues disaster proclamation for storm-ravaged counties, including Cook
Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday issued a state disaster proclamation for eleven counties ravaged by severe weather this spring and ...
Bears taking advice, but haven’t put forward specific stadium plan, Pritzker says
The Chicago Bears still have not articulated specific details necessary to warrant calling lawmakers back to Springfield, Gov. JB Pritzker ...
Linda Holmes, a 20-year Illinois Senate Democrat, will step down from ballot
The Illinois Senate’s fifth-most senior Democrat is the second member of the chamber’s leadership team to plan an exit from ...
AFL-CIO holding back endorsements over ‘widespread frustration’
One of the state’s largest labor organizations is holding off on making political endorsements
The $500B error in Illinois’ budget
The Illinois Constitution gives governors power to eliminate or reduce spending lines in the budget without rejecting the whole bill.
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