New Penalties For Illinois Parents Who Allow Underage Drinking
A new law taking effect January 1 in Illinois adds more penalties for adults who host parties in their home with underage drinking.The state's current social responsibility law allows those parents to...
View ArticleFormer Ill. Gov. George Ryan Released From Prison
Updated 11:33 a.m. to show that Ryan left the halfway house.Attorney Jim Thompson says Ryan was released from the halfway house a short time after arriving there. Thompson, also a former Illinois...
View ArticleDiscussion: Upcoming Illinois Legislative Session, Gov. Quinn State Of The State
It's the start of Illinois' new legislative session, and Governor Pat Quinn laid out, yesterday, what he wants lawmakers to accomplish. In his fifth state of the state address since becoming governor,...
View ArticleFull Federal Court Will Not Hear Ill. Concealed Carry Case
The full U.S. appeals court for the 7th Circuit will not reconsider its ruling that Illinois' ban on the concealed carry of weapons is unconstitutional.
View ArticleFormer Ill. Comptroller Dawn Clark Netsch Dies
Updated at 11:05 a.m. with statement from Ill. Governor Pat Quinn.Updated at 10:10 with statement from Ill. Attorney General Lisa Madigan.Former Illinois comptroller Dawn Clark Netsch has died at age 86.
View ArticleIll. Measure Would Keep Some Teens Out Of Adult Court
Illinois lawmakers are considering a change that would keep more teenagers out of adult court. The measure, which so far has had bipartisan support, would send 17-year-olds charged with non-violent...
View ArticleIll. Same-Sex Marriage Sponsor Facing Backlash
The sponsor of same-sex marriage legislation is facing a backlash for not calling it for a vote before the Illinois General Assembly adjourned on Friday. Gay rights activists praised Rep. Greg Harris...
View ArticleWhile Waiting On State Action, Madison County Sets Its Own Guidelines For...
Updated at 11:50 a.m., Friday, June 7 & 3:14 p.m. The Illinois State Police on Friday issued a response to Gibbons' letter. The state police, along with the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police...
View ArticleIllinois State Rep. Mike Bost To Seek Enyart's Congressional Seat
A longtime Illinois state lawmaker says he's running for a southern Illinois congressional seat.State Rep. Mike Bost of Murphysboro won't seek re-election in the state's 115th District and instead will...
View ArticleWant A Concealed-Carry Permit In Illinois Before April? File Another Lawsuit
Gun owners in Illinois who want a concealed-carry permit before April 2014 will have to file a new lawsuit in federal court.
View ArticlePublic Comment Period Opens For Illinois 'Fracking' Legislation
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is seeking public feedback on the state's first-ever regulations for high-volume oil and gas drilling.The DNR published proposed regulations for hydraulic...
View ArticleQuinn Names Panel That Will Review Objections To Concealed-Carry Permit
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has appointed the seven men and women he wants to review objections raised by local or state police to applications for concealed-carry permits.
View ArticleQuinn Says Illinois Is 'Making A Comeback,' Republicans Say Not Fast Enough
A hike in the minimum wage, sending more children to preschool and more grants for low-income college students are all part of the agenda Governor Pat Quinn laid out Wednesday in his State of the State...
View ArticlePolitically Speaking: U.S. Rep. Shimkus On Ukraine's Future and GOP Primary...
Every week, St. Louis Public Radio's Chris McDaniel, Jo Mannies and Jason Rosenbaum talk about the week’s politics.
View ArticleIn Illinois, A Town That's Half-Destroyed But Filled With Hope
Washington is just starting to rebuild.Much of the central Illinois town was wiped away by a half-mile-wide tornado in November. In all, 1,108 homes were destroyed or rendered uninhabitable — a huge...
View ArticleIllinois Legislature Passes Wait-And-See Budget
No one says the $35.7 billion 2015 budget approved by the Illinois Legislature late last week is balanced. As the Belleville News Democrat reported, “Democratic Sen. Dan Kotowski, a Senate budget...
View ArticleAlan J. Dixon: Former U.S. Senator From Illinois Spent A Lifetime In Public...
Updated with tentative funeral arrangements.Alan J. Dixon, a two-term Democratic senator from Illinois and long-time figure in Illinois politics, died today. According to a report in the Belleville...
View ArticleIllinois Voters To Consider Constitutional Amendment On Crime Victims' Rights
Illinois voters will consider this November whether to amend the state constitution over rights for crime victims.Victims already have certain rights, including: to be told about court dates, to attend...
View ArticleIllinois Entrepreneur Hopes For Medical Marijuana License
The opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a new industry has a Metro East entrepreneur moving forward with plans for a medical marijuana operation, even though there is no guarantee of being...
View ArticleBost's Speechifying Becomes Target -- And Asset -- In Nationally Watched...
On the surface, Mike Bost and Moses don’t have that much in common. But some not-so-flattering political ads may create a different impression.Bost – a Republican state representative from Murphysboro...
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