Tuition plan seeks to end flight of students to other states August 28, 2018 11:26 am|URBANA, Ill. (AP) – Starting next fall, the University of Illinois will be offering eight semesters of free…
Law requires quarterly reports of health of veterans August 28, 2018 11:15 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed a law requiring quarterly reports on the health of…
Rauner vetoes bill raising Illinois minimum teacher salaries August 27, 2018 12:27 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has a vetoed bill that would have given public school…
Law to require cats be registered and vaccinated for rabies August 27, 2018 11:41 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois county officials have about four months to figure out details of the rabies…
Boy’s advocacy leads to hearing-aid replacement coverage August 24, 2018 1:40 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner calls him “one of the youngest, most effective lobbyists” in Illinois.
Rauner signs expansive mental health care laws August 23, 2018 11:27 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed five laws expanding mental health and addiction-treatment services and…
Illinois to offer new merit-based college scholarships August 22, 2018 11:38 am|CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) – Illinois is creating a new merit-based scholarship aimed at getting more high school graduates…
Illinois to build $150M prison mental-health unit August 22, 2018 11:35 am|JOLIET, Ill. (AP) – Illinois corrections officials have announced construction will begin next spring on a 200-bed inpatient…
Obama records video backing Pritzker for Illinois governor August 21, 2018 12:29 pm|CHICAGO (AP) – Former President Barack Obama has recorded a video supporting Democrat J.B. Pritzker for Illinois governor.
Rauner rejects expanded union benefits for paramedics, EMTs August 21, 2018 12:28 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner has vetoed legislation that would expand benefits and collective bargaining rights…
Law allows Medicaid flexibility for ‘medically fragile’ kids August 21, 2018 12:27 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed a law that gives families of extremely ill children…
Law allows firearm permit grace period during renewal August 20, 2018 12:02 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed a law that allows Firearm Owners Identification cards to…
Festivals, parades to mark Illinois’ 200th Constitution Day August 20, 2018 11:45 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A series of festivals, parades and other events will mark the 200th anniversary of…
Law requires gas-leak notification for water protection August 17, 2018 11:33 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed a law requiring owners of gas storage fields…
Illinois Democrats, minus Biden, boost election hopefuls August 17, 2018 11:32 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Close to 3,000 Illinois Democrats have converged on Springfield to kick off the fall…
Rauner signs Swanson bill to require spinal muscular atrophy screenings August 16, 2018 8:00 pm|Rep. Dan Swanson has yet another bill he sponsored that’s become law, this time aimed at saving newborns’…
Illinois to impose tougher penalty for texting while driving August 16, 2018 11:20 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – People caught texting while driving will face stiffer penalties under a new Illinois law.
The Latest: State rep says Lincoln auction prep ‘bad sign’ August 16, 2018 11:04 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Latest on the potential auction of Abraham Lincoln artifacts to pay off $9.7…
Governor’s Day at state fair puts focus on November election August 15, 2018 11:30 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Republicans are converging on Springfield and the Illinois State Fair for Governor’s Day…
Rauners kick in $1 million to restore fairgrounds’ Coliseum August 15, 2018 11:25 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner and first lady Diana Rauner have contributed $1 million to the…