Illinois Statehouse

The Illinois Legislature wrapped its 2023 spring session last week. Metro East Republicans say the state's budget promoted poor priorities, while local Democrats praised the session as highly successful.

The funds are to help the Metro East village after a large fire burned down a significant portion of a Washington Park municipal building in October 2021.

The decision means the ban will now likely remain in effect while the federal appeals court in Chicago takes time to hear arguments in the case.

The latest order a stays temporary injunction from another judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois in East St. Louis.

The convictions could impact the bribery trial next year of one-time House Speaker Michael Madigan, but could also ignite new ethics reforms and questions about how politicians are lobbied.

The office has $200,000 more in its budget than it did about five months ago. The chief defender used the new money to raise salaries to retain existing lawyers and fill vacancies.

The federal judge finds ‘likely’ 2nd Amendment violation days after different federal judge in Chicago declined similar action.

This case is just one of several challenging new state law’s constitutionality.

As Illinois considers ways to achieve its goal of relying entirely on clean energy by 2050, one technology that has courted controversy is carbon capture.

The programs serve thousands of students in low-performing and high-poverty schools. Advocates are hoping that either the Illinois General Assembly or the federal government can keep them from closing.