In contrast to the chaos in Washington, no tense moments are expected this week in naming the Illinois House speaker, given that Welch’s House Democrats won 78 seats.
Illinois legislators left Springfield late Wednesday without naming a new inspector general amid partisan squabbling over a replacement, leaving a key watchdog office vacant even as federal prosecutors continue their
A former television journalist who has spent the last decade as an Illinois state senator is hoping a newly created Local Journalism Task Force will help find a way to reverse the growth of "news deserts" throughout Illinois.