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A decade after recession, Illinois' construction industry is ice cold
Why is Illinois construction so weak? As it turns out, big government programs can’t paper over weak fundamentals. -
Don’t put anybody ethical on the ethics commission!
Plummer was named to the legislature’s Joint Commission on Ethics and Lobbying Reform on Nov. 25, but then stepped down when he saw what it would cost. -
Plummer says former running mate, GOP leader Brady, offered plum assignment in exchange for dropping ethics reform
Republican Sen. Jason Plummer of Edwardsville is in a tiff with his own party’s leader in the Illinois Senate, over what Plummer says is a need to prevent state lawmakers from profiting in the industries they regulate. -
Senate President John Cullerton set to collect $2 million pension
Due to a pension sweetener available only to veteran Illinois lawmakers, Cullerton’s annual pension will soon be more than he ever made from his Statehouse salary. -
Illinois is No. 3 for most state regulations, report finds
A new report confirms what many Illinoisans already knew: the state is one of the most heavily regulated in America, with nearly 260,000 state rules. -
ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Raoul Statement on the Retirement of Senate President John Cullerton
Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following statement on the announced retirement of Illinois Senate President John Cullerton. -
Income tax hike dropped Illinois' economic freedom rank; 'Fair tax' would drop it even more
The largest permanent income tax hike in Illinois history was followed by a slide to 34th least-free state in the union, behind nearly every neighboring state. -
Senate President Cullerton announces retirement amid sweeping Illinois corruption probe
Cullerton and House Speaker Mike Madigan have held office in the Illinois General Assembly for nearly 90 years combined. -
Bristow bill would give student rep at Lewis & Clark real vote on board of trustees; 'Outrageous interference,' says conservative trustee
A bill filed by a state lawmaker from Alton would automatically give an official vote to the student representative who serves on the board of trustees at Lewis & Clark Community College, which recently decided to end the contract of its controversial president. -
House Speaker Michael Madigan promises challenge if Arroyo selects his own replacement
House Speaker Michael Madigan promised to challenge the choice of a committee set to pick the replacement for an indicted former state representative if that former lawmaker has any input in the decision. -
The case that made Karmeier famous - Avery - stands out as end to powerful class actions
SPRINGFIELD – Justice Lloyd Karmeier delivered dozens of decisions for the Illinois Supreme Court but didn’t deliver the one that made him famous. -
Illinois assistant majority leader arrested on federal bribery charge
State Rep. Luis Arroyo was a key supporter of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s $45 billion infrastructure package, which was funded in part by a gambling expansion and doubling the state’s gas tax. -
Red-light camera backlash gains bipartisan momentum in Springfield
Driver headaches and corruption flow from red-light cameras. Two bills with bipartisan support would ban the traffic devices in Illinois. -
Upcoming discrimination trial against Wood River-Hartford school board gets new judge: Reagan appointee Leinenweber
EAST ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel prepared for an October trial on a discrimination suit against Wood River-Hartford school board, but stepped away from it in September. -
ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Encourages Lawmakers to Address Public Health Crisis Related to E-cigarette Use
Attorney General Kwame Raoul urged members of the Illinois House of Representatives to advance legislation as part of his ongoing efforts to address the public health crisis connected to the use of e-cigarettes. -
'Political questions': Judges duck thorny IL constitutional issues, but how much free rein should IL pols have?
Judges in Illinois have allowed the state government and Cook County avoid challenges to their spending power under the state constitution. But should they have? -
Judge grants SIUE's motion to dismiss student's $50 million suit over claims it leaked personal info
Madison County Circuit Judge Dave Hylla has granted Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's motion to dismiss a student's $50 million privacy lawsuit. -
Anne Burke, wife of indicted Chicago alderman, selected next chief justice of Illinois Supreme Court
Anne Burke, an Illinois Supreme Court justice who has served on the court since 2006, and the wife of indicted Chicago Ald. Ed Burke, has been selected by her fellow justices to serve as the new chief justice of the state’s high court. -
Judge denies suit over IL debt, says court can't rule if lawmakers violated state constitution's 'specific purpose' rule
A judge in Springfield has refused to permit a lawsuit to continue which asserted the state’s constitution never intended to allow the state government from using debt, issued under the state’s bonding authority, to pay for operating expenses. The plaintiff in the case has vowed to appeal, saying the judge reached a wrong and hasty conclusion on the questions at the heart of the dispute. -
Culture of harassment, bullying in Madigan’s office detailed in probe
Government employees under Madigan’s watch were made to feel accountable to lobbyists, political campaign staff and other outside interests. Not the public.