SPRINGFIELD -- A workers compensation package championed by Gov. Pat Quinn went down to dramatic defeat Sunday, killed by House Republicans who worrie...
Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 07.06.2011
SPRINGFIELD -- Back-seat passengers who now can decide whether to buckle up would have to start wearing seat belts under legislation that narrowly pas...
Catalyst Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011
In Government and Policy This is not a time of holiday cheer for teachers' unions in Chicago and throughout Illinois. A hastily formed committee o...
Posted 05.25.2011
Many Illinois representatives and senators stood up in recent days to voice either their support or opposition to the state's recently passed civil un...
Posted 05.25.2011
Jeremy Karpen, the Green Party underdog in Illinois's 39th House District, won a major endorsement in his bid to unseat Democratic incumbent Maria Ant...
Posted 05.25.2011
The talk of legalizing medical marijuana in Illinois has been heating up in recent weeks, as Illinois lawmakers have until January to vote for a bill ...
Posted 05.25.2011
Illinois is one House vote away from becoming the 15th state to legalize medical marijuana. But Rep. Lou Lang, the sponsor of the measure that would ...
The Capitol Fax Blog | Posted 05.25.2011
The House has overhwelmingly passed a bill to get rid of free rides for all seniors, regardless of income. 83 members voted "Yes." If the bill becomes...
Posted 05.25.2011
Illinois hasn't had a lieutenant governor in over a year, and following the Scott Lee Cohen debacle, House Speaker Mike Madigan wants to keep it that ...
AP | Posted 05.25.2011
CHICAGO - While his Illinois House colleagues were voting to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Rep. Ken Dunkin was cruising the Caribbean with his family....
The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011
In an unprecedented action, the Illinois House voted 114-0 to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich Friday. Rep. Milton Patterson (D-Chicago) was the lone vote...
The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011
Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn called on Gov. Rod Blagojevich to resign Friday in a news conference shortly after the governor railed against the Illinois House's...
Chicago Tribune | Ashley Rueff | Posted 05.25.2011
The lone holdout in the Illinois House of Representatives' 114-1 vote to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich was Rep. Milton Patterson, a Chicago Democrat fr...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011
If you are a fan of The Wire, you might remember the fifth season episode "Took," which prominently features the corruption trial of Maryland State Se...
AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 05.25.2011
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. Rod Blagojevich was impeached Friday by Illinois lawmakers furious that he turned state government into a "freak show,"...
Washington Post | Perry Bacon Jr. | Posted 05.25.2011
After meeting yesterday with Roland Burris, who is a Democrat and a former attorney general of Illinois, Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.)...
Greg Harris | Posted 05.25.2011
We are at a historic moment in Illinois government and all of these actions as they are applied to a sitting governor are without precedent.
Chicago Sun-Times | Dave McKinney | Posted 05.25.2011
Four House Democrats this afternoon have begun circulating a letter among their colleagues gauging interest in having their names attached to an impea...
The Huffington Post | Seth Maxon | Posted 05.25.2011
Illinois politicians moved quickly to repudiate Governor Rod Blagojevich after his arrest early Tuesday on federal corruption charges. Lt. Gov. Pat Q...
Chi Town Daily News | Paul D. Bowker | Posted 05.25.2011
Chicago Public Schools chief Arne Duncan told state legislators yesterday that a "modest income tax hike" should be considered so that school funding ...
Greg Harris | Posted 05.25.2011
I have had a number of inquiries about the details of the proposal to lease the State Lottery, so here we go with an explanation of SB2595, the version of the lottery lease proposal passed by the House.
Greg Harris | Posted 05.25.2011
The actions of the House, although by overwhelming bipartisan majorities, are only the first step in undoing this damage to the state.
Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 07.30.2011