Durbin warns of deep divisions in farewell address to Illinois lawmakers
Durbin delivered what was billed as a farewell address, reflecting on his record in office and urging state lawmakers to ...
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Illinois lawmakers question progress under Evidence-Based Funding for public education
Evaluating Illinois’ Evidence-Based Funding model at the 10-year mark.
Lawyers say D.C. court’s decision striking down large-capacity magazine ban should be applied to Illinois
Recent decision by a local Washington, D.C., court is being cited as precedent in a case challenging Illinois’ assault weapons ...
Illinois Supreme Court travels to Macomb to hear cases on pretrial release, student transportation
Illinois high court hits the road, evoking traditions dating back to medieval England and early American history.
Feds accuse former Carlyle police chief of wire fraud, theft
The indictment alleges that Pingsterhaus took more than $100,000 from the city and the Carlyle Fire Protection District.
10 years after state budget impasse, human services in Illinois again brace for ‘tsunami’
Human services in Illinois were decimated by the state’s two-year budget impasse, which began a decade ago. Federal cuts threaten ...
Pritzker signs bills addressing gun storage, tracing of firearms
Illinois adopts tougher gun laws while courts grow increasingly skeptical.
Wasted waters: How Southern Illinois is coping with decades of sewage flooding
Cahokia Heights in Southern Illinois has been battling chronic sewer overflows for years with little or no success.
Despite setbacks, gun rights groups continue push to overturn Illinois assault weapons ban
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals is once again considering a challenge to the state’s assault weapons ban.
‘I’ve done this my way’: Durbin reflects on decision to retire
Sen. Dick Durbin spoke to reporters Thursday at his Springfield home to explain why he won’t run for reelection.
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