Illinois Democrats struggle to reach consensus on budget
Illinois Democrats struggled to reach consensus on a budget before the Senate dropped a bill late Friday. But it was unclear how much support it had or when it would come to a vote.
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Illinois Democrats struggled to reach consensus on a budget before the Senate dropped a bill late Friday. But it was unclear how much support it had or when it would come to a vote.
Lawmakers appear poised to pass legislation that would block construction of carbon pipelines in Illinois for two years, unless the federal government updates its safety rules before then.
Illinois Democrats again will be unable to meet a self-imposed deadline for approving a state spending plan as Gov. J.B. Pritzker faces pushback on proposed tax hikes
A measure that would prohibit contests that award cash or prizes for killing certain wildlife is unlikely to clear the Senate after narrowly passing the House last week, according to its Senate sponso...
The bill would ban the practice of holding wildlife contests that reward participants with cash, prizes or inducements for killing fur-bearing animals. Much of the floor debate centered on contests that award the killing of coyotes as a method of population control.