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The legislature’s Joint Committee on Administrative Rules voted along party lines Tuesday to let the rules go into effect.

SPRINGFIELD — New permanent rules will soon go into effect spelling out how people who own assault weapons and related items that are now heavily regulated in Illinois can register

Some members record symbolic objection, saying rules are too vague and complicated By PETER HANCOCK Capitol Ne...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Follow-through funding for capital projects was top of mind during the annual Peoria City and County Legislative Breakfast held Friday.  Other issues keen to city and country leaders, such as pension reform for police officers and firefighters and the rise of juvenile crime were also presented to regional lawmakers. The annual event is […]

It’s time once again to dive in to another round of quick takes on the people, places and events that were being talked about over the past week:

Representatives for Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican challengers led by former President Donald Trump filed petitions Thursday to gain a spot on Illinois’ March 19 partisan presidential primary ballots.

State Rep. Ryan Spain’s proposal would keep any portrait of the former powerful Democratic House speaker, who is awaiting federal trial for corruption, from being hung at the state Capitol — though Madigan has yet to be convicted of any crime.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Representatives for Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican challengers led by former President Donald Trump filed petitions Thursday to gain a spot on Illinois’ March 19 partisan presidential primary ballots. Representatives for two other Republican candidates, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley, also were in line to file ...

Madigan, the longtime Illinois House speaker, is charged with bribery and conspiracy. A lawmaker wants to ban his portrait from the House.

Madigan, the longtime Illinois House Speaker, is charged with bribery and conspiracy. A lawmaker wants to ban his portrait from the House.