Budget director Russell Vought believes “trauma” needs to be inflicted on the civil service as he slashes the size of ...

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The 2025 Illinois State Fair is set for Aug. 7-17 in Springfield. Other grandstand acts so far are Def Leppard will on Aug.

Mississippi Valley State University is making a trip to Jackson this week. They are holding Green & White Day at the State Capitol Tuesday.This year's Green & White Day marks the start of the ...

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Enough people are noticing in Illinois that some counties want to secede from the Land of Lincoln and join a state that isn’t ruled by public unions and their political yes-men. In November ...

Asked if Illinois, with an anticipated $3 billion budget deficit for the next fiscal year, should have a similar effort, state Rep. Marcus Evans, Jr., D-Chicago, said not so fast. “This budget ...

The verdicts end a months-long federal trial for one of the most powerful political figures in Illinois, He didn’t have the ...

House Study Bill 84 would extend a law that prohibits curriculum and materials mentioning gender identity and sexual ...

Ego matches between Chicago mayors and Illinois governors are so endemic ... make nice with Pritzker dealt her a critical blow when state legislators voted for an elected school board bill ...

Capitol News Illinois reporter ... over his dementia diagnosis, former state Rep. Eddie Acevedo offered sometimes confused testimony. He told prosecutors he did work in relation to a contract with ...

On a night when a legendary Illinois big man was honored for his contributions to the program and a current Illini big man was the driving force in a potentially season-shifting win, it wouldn't ...