Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Democratic Gov . Pat Quinn signs historic bill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Now that Rod Blagojevich's scandal-ridden tenure as governor is over, Gov. Pat Quinn said Friday he's ready to get to work. "This is a time for ...
A gateway between Chicago's suburbs and downstate farm country, the small village of Crete is old-fashioned and proud of it. Patriotic bunting adorns its stately hom...
Illinois yanked the licenses 11 of health care workers Monday citing a new law that bars registered sex offenders and people convicted of violent felonies from worki...
CHICAGO -- Gov. Pat Quinn on Saturday signed into law a measure barring the public from knowing who holds a firearm owner identification card in Illinois.The bill, p...
Illinois' Death Row finally died Friday.After years of stories of men sentenced to death for crimes they did not commit and families of murder victims angrily demand...
After spending years at the center of heated national debate over capital punishment, Illinois' death row officially died Friday when a state law abolishing the deat...
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn violated a union contract with nearly 30,000 state workers by refusing to give them a pay raise July 1, an arbitrator ruled Tuesday.Edwin Ben...
Illinois senators stripped Gov. Rod Blagojevich of power Thursday in the final act of a political drama that handed the reins of state government to his estranged li...
Lawmakers from both parties are seeking ways to reduce Illinois' growing prison population, and one has introduced legislation to restart a contentious program that ...
An Illinois Supreme Court ruling that gave one inmate new hope for freedom Thursday also could revive appeals by more than a dozen others who claim they confessed to...
There is no guarantee that whoever the new head coach of the Edmonton Oilers is will enjoy more success than his predecessor, but what's certain is he will be put in...
Minced Asian carp tacos? How about spaghetti with carp sauce?Illinois officials hope serving the invasive species on a plate is the creative solution to two big prob...
More than two dozen gay and lesbian couples filed lawsuits Wednesday arguing that it's unconstitutional for Illinois to deny them the right to marry, a move advocate...
Building on the momentum of President Barack Obama's recent support of gay marriage, two major civil rights groups in his home state filed lawsuits Wednesday in hope...
President Barack Obama's support for gay marriage has emboldened activists and politicians on both sides of the issue, setting off a flurry of political activity in ...
Facing one of the nation's worst budget crises, the Democrats who run Illinois insist they're serious about overhauling the state's expensive health programs and emp...
In a state where three of the last eight governors have gone to prison, the next executive of Illinois will face enormous pressure not only to keep his nose clean bu...
Gov. Pat Quinn wants to cancel raises for thousands of state employees to help cope with the Illinois budget crisis, a move denounced Friday as "illegal and irrespon...
Neil Carpenter took a pay cut when he accepted a job as a Louisiana state accountant more than 12 years ago, but he figured he would make up for the loss with a reti...
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