In a move that Republican leaders say cut off negotiations, the House passed a bill on Sunday that nets $5.4 billion in revenue by raising income and corporate taxes.
Rock Island visitors might need a few days to rest after spending five days trying to enjoy five days packed full of events at the 148th annual Rock Island County Fair on July 18-22.
The Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) will offer their thoughts on why capitalism is the best economic system at a July 20 forum co-sponsored by Americans for Prosperity's Grassroots Leadership Academy, according to a press release.
The Illinois House voted unanimously at the end of May to restore and appropriate funding to domestic violence shelters for the 2017 fiscal year, but the measure was still awaiting a vote in the Senate as fiscal year 2018 began July 1.
Morrison lawyer Michelle Buckwalter-Schurman has worked her way up the ranks of the Republican Party and now stands near the top – a little more quickly than she expected.
Rock Island County Board member Drue Mielke questions the judgment involved in using a loophole to build, of all things, a new courthouse in Rock Island.
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed East Coloma Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 20 on its financial "Recognition" list.
Central Elementary's 2016 standardized test scores increased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).
Here are the 50 former employees of the City of Moline receiving the highest annual pension payouts, according to 2015 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) records:
Hailing the project as “more than just a bridge,” Gov. Bruce Rauner joined his Iowa counterpart and other officials in a ceremonial groundbreaking for construction of an Interstate 74 Mississippi River bridge recently.
While every state around it continues to grow in population and prosperity, Illinois keeps shrinking under the strain of higher taxes and more regulations, Michael Lucci, vice president of policy for the Illinois Policy Institute, said in an article on the institute's website.
Public sector employees and retirees could accept less than their constitutionally protected pensions if they understand it's them or public education, an economist said during an appearance on a recent Chicago-based radio show.
The budget battle in the Illinois Statehouse has allowed workers' compensation fraud to continue largely unchecked, the law firm Keefe, Campbell, Biery & Associates (KCBA) contends.
Butterworth Elementary School's 2016 standardized test scores increased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).
Silvis School District 34 has $3,752,000 in debt, which is $2,291 per household in the district, according to Illinois State Board of Education 2016 financial reports obtained by the Rock Island Today.