Illinois lawmakers wanted to ask voters to approve a plan to insert part of the federal Voting Rights Act into...

The staff union is seeking higher pay from university officials in stagnant negotiations

Pritzker said the Bears are concerned about an amusement tax in the House bill

Revenue from the tax would have been divided between property tax relief and K-12 education

Skepticism of the House proposal poured in almost as quickly as it passed.

House Democrats went to a private caucus ahead of a vote on an amended megaprojects bill that could help the...

Lawmakers could also consider an amendment to create a new tax on millionaires.

Both amendments would also need to be approved by the Senate

Illinois lawmakers face a May 3 deadline to pass a resolution to put a millionaires tax on the ballot in...

Terms of the agreement will not be disclosed until they have been approved by both parties.