SPRINGFIELD -- A revised plan to tax adult clubs to benefit rape crisis centers sailed out of an Illinois Senate committee Wednesday.
SPRINGFIELD -- A new study warns that state government’s costs could actually rise if Illinois reduces Medicaid funding for home care services in order to balance next year’s budget.
One of the reasons state Sen. LARRY BOMKE, R-Springfield, didn’t seek a new term was because his insurance agency had merged with a regional firm that could handle larger enterprises.
SPRINGFIELD -- Lawmakers scrounged up some money on Wednesday so low-income parents in Illinois can keep subsidized child care, but Republicans said the legislation became necessary because Gov. Pat Quinn has mismanaged the state budget.
Senator Mike Jacobs (D-Moline) is working with his colleagues to ensure that the legislature reauthorizes additional funding to help fill the hole in childcare funding.
As the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) looks to expand opportunities for student-athletes with disabilities, the statewide organization announced that it has filed for declaratory judgment against the Illinois Attorney General. The complaint seeks judicial direction pertaining to opportunities for student-athletes with disabilities in state championships.
The Augustana College community will honor, appreciate and celebrate the contributions of Dr. Darrin Good on Wednesday, May 16, from 1 to 3 p.m., in the Hanson Hall of Science atrium.
SPRINGFIELD -- An Illinois House Republican staffer has been punished for performing political activities on state time.
SPRINGFIELD -- After weeks of relative quiet, public employee unions are airing television ads statewide to highlight what they say is the unfairness of Gov. Pat Quinn’s pension ideas.
Nestled among the cherry trees of picturesque Meisei University on the outskirts ofTokyo is a nondescript building that is home to something unexpected – the largest collection of original Abraham Lincoln documents outside of the United States. It was here in April that researchers from The Papers of Abraham Lincoln, a project of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, examined the university’s collection and found hidden treasures spanning Lincoln’s life from a young man in New Salem to his Presidency.
SPRINGFIELD -- Saying he’s concerned about more companies coming to Illinois with their hands out, state Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, wants publicly traded corporations to disclose how much state income tax they pay.
Covering circuit court cases, as I did for a year early in my journalism career, provided hours of boring testimony, but also a steady stream of real and heart-tugging emotion.
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Acting Director David Vaught met with business leaders and local government officials in the Quad Cities today to push for solutions that stabilize and strengthen Illinois’ Medicaid and public pension systems this legislative session. During the discussion at Elliott Aviation in Milan, Vaught emphasized that these two fast-growing areas of state spending are on unsustainable paths, jeopardizing their existence, those who depend on them, and the state’s ability to fund core services like education and public safety. Inaction on these two critical issues creates an uncertainty for businesses assessing their long-term future and suppresses economic growth.
SPRINGFIELD -- State retirees who now receive premium-free state health insurance would have to start paying for their coverage under a bill that cleared the Illinois House Wednesday. The House vote was 74-43. The bill now goes to the Senate.
SPRINGFIELD -- Questions about Illinois’ law against audio recording of police remain after a federal appeals court this week declared it unconstitutional.
Illinois lawmakers imposed campaign contribution limits in the wake of corrupt fundraising done by former Gov. ROD BLAGOJEVICH. So what’s a billionaire to do now?
Governor Pat Quinn proclaimed May 7 -11, 2012 as Senior Corps Week in Illinois. Senior Corps connects volunteers 55 and older with people and organizations to serve as mentors, coaches, or companions to those in need.
SPRINGFIELD -- Amy Martin hopes her work at the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity will help in her new role as the director of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.
SPRINGFIELD -- The company behind the proposed Taylorville Energy Center reportedly is proposing to build a power plant that runs on natural gas rather than one that uses clean-coal technology. Crain’s Chicago Business reported Tuesday that Omaha, Nebraska-based Tenaska floated the idea during a meeting Tuesday with Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, Rep. John Bradley, D-Marion, environmentalists, business groups and others.
SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Department of Revenue is limiting distributors of cigarette tax stamps to their usual supplies while the legislature and Gov. Pat Quinn debate whether to add an additional dollar to the state portion of the taxes.
