Illinois General Assembly

Illinois legislators resumed a series of hearings this week to scrutinize pharmacy benefit managers – a highly concentrated industry that critics say drives up the cost and limits availability of prescription drugs.

The Democratic lawmakers leading a committee to study stricter ethics guidelines for the Illinois General Assembly acknowledge that they missed a key…

Gov. Bruce Rauner calls him "one of the youngest, most effective lobbyists" in Illinois.Hunter Martin's two-year lobbying effort ended this week when the…

Gov. Bruce Rauner and the Republican leaders of the Legislature said Tuesday that Democrats are moving too slowly on budget negotiations ahead of the…

A bill has been introduced in the Illinois Legislature that would separate Southern Illinois University's Carbondale and Edwardsville campuses. The…

The Illinois General Assembly's fall session is ending after an unanticipated addition to the agenda.Illinois Department of Human Rights staff members…

The Illinois General Assembly returns to work, and the Senate will likely take up legislation to require monthly reporting of overdue bills.A two-year…

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner says he'll sign legislation that would provide state health insurance and Medicaid coverage for abortions.The Republican took…

The Illinois House will vote on overriding Gov. Bruce Rauner's vetoes of budget legislation drawn to end the nation's longest state fiscal crisis since at…

Another financial showdown is set for Tuesday between Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democrats who control the General Assembly.The Senate has scheduled…