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Gov. J.B. Pritzker has added his voice to the growing consensus that Illinois Tier 2 pensions may violate federal law.

WASHINGTON—The nation’s rail unions and the AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department are hailing the Biden administration’s final rule mandating two-person crews on all but a few of the nation’s freight trains.

Illinois pension officials warn that their deficits may increase if the state does not work to address unfunded pension liabilities.

Ballaghgowla, Coolamber, Edgeworthstown, Longford Thursday, August 31st, peacefully, at home surrounded by his loving family,

Columnist Jacob Sullum apparently has trouble internalizing that every freedom has a limit when it constrains the freedom of others, a reader writes.

The quarterly campaign disclosure reports filed by the two women who represent Champaign County in Congress make for an interesting study in contrasts.

State officials remembered Todd Maisch as an advocate for the business community who could find common ground between adversaries across political lines.

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The state of Illinois is taking another swing at developing a major airport in the far south suburbs, or about 11 miles west of St. John and Cedar Lake, Indiana.

Legislators are trying to force Gov. Pritzker's hand with a bill to kick off a long-awaited south suburban airport. Even if he signs off, it's not clear the project will move ahead.