Celeste Bott

Democrats and Republicans haven't been able to agree on a state budget or education funding plan, but lawmakers still managed to send Gov. Bruce Rauner more than 400 pieces of...

State lawmakers dealt a surprise loss to Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday when a handful of Republicans joined with Democrats to override his veto of a bill to provide Chicago...

Lawmakers went home Friday for a brief holiday weekend break, with Democratic leaders unable to agree on whether to send Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner a short-term or long-term budget as...

Election-year pressure building on the state legislature to end a near year-long impasse with the governor turned into anger at the Statehouse on Thursday, the animus crossing political parties and...

Parents, students and school officials from throughout the state descended on the Capitol on Thursday in support of legislation that would change how the state doles out money to school...

House Democrats led by Speaker Michael Madigan failed to override Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of a major labor bill, this time falling two votes short. The bill would have...

So far, Mayor Rahm Emanuel isn't having his security guards gas up the black SUV or preparing a private plane for takeoff for a quick trip to Springfield as lawmakers...

What initially seemed like a feel-good animal rescue bill has sparked a fight between the University of Illinois and a lawmaker who says the state's largest public university is deliberately...

Senate Democrats pushed through legislation Thursday that would automatically register drivers to vote when they get their licenses, a change supporters argued would eliminate red tape and get more people...

It's not often, if ever, that House Speaker Michael Madigan is seen pumping his fist in the air. But the usually reserved 74-year-old Democrat did just that Wednesday as thousands...