A watered down pension reform bill squeezed through the Illinois Senate on Wednesday after lawmakers rejected a more comprehensive proposal from state Sen. Daniel Biss of Evanston.
Lawmakers approved...
The Illinois General Assembly may vote Tuesday on three bills to repair the state's broken pension system, including one proposed by Sen. Daniel Biss of Evanston.
Illinois faces a $95 billion deficit...
Gov. Pat Quinn (Ill.) delivered the state's "most difficult budget" during his Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Address on Wednesday.
The Democratic governor proposed steep budget cuts and called for immediate...
Illinois legislators rallied Wednesday to support a bipartisan pension reform bill that would gradually shift payment responsibility from the state to public employers.
House Republican Leader Tom Cross...
Evanston smokers may start paying $1 extra for a pack of cigarettes if a new proposal from the Cook County board president passes.
Members of the Illinois General Assembly agreed to the proposal, which...
