The Illinois House on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a “sexting” ban proposal that would impose civil, not criminal, penalties on the practice.

“We have to understand reality. We are now without a billion dollars that we counted on this year, so we have to make it up. And I think it’s very very

It’s been a week of “no” in Springfield.

The state’s budget woes and concerns over the GOP gubernatorial candidate’s stance is pushing death penalty opponents to step up their efforts to abolish the

Governor Pat Quinn spoke about his budget plan at Jefferson Middle School in Springfield, IL on Thursday, March 11, 2010.

The state faces a staggering $13 billion deficit and Gov. Pat Quinn’s budget plan calls for $2 billion in cuts, $4 billion in short-term borrowing and a 33

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Brady on Wednesday called Gov. Pat Quinn’s fiscal year 2011 budget a “catastrophe,” insisting his own plan for a 10

GOP candidate Bill Brady talks with statehouse reporters about what he finds wrong with Gov. Pat Quinn’s budget approach.

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn gave lawmakers two choices. Raise the income tax rate by one-third, or make more than one billion dollars in cuts to schools.

Jerry Stermer, chief of staff for Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, previews the proposed FY2011 budget.

Two years removed from Illinois’ “power wars” there is once again growing anger toward downstate’s largest utility.

A coalition of pro-choice and women’s groups on Tuesday took aim at Republican Bill Brady’s bid for the governor’s mansion, blasting the Bloomington senator

Principals across Illinois already know they will likely have to lay off teachers this spring. They also already know that any checks from the state are going

Don’t expect Gov. Pat Quinn’s 2011 budget to play well in Peoria – or any other Illinois town.

Some lawmakers think placing slot machines at the state's five horse-racing tracks is a gamble worth taking, especially with the state facing a $12.2 billion