Kim Geiger

Fresh off a monumental defeat at the U.S. Supreme Court this week that threatens to undercut their efforts, public employee unions in Illinois are divided on how to respond. On...

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Wednesday notched a major victory in a battle with organized labor when the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion that could undercut public employee unions...

Illinois public workers who pay so-called fair share union fees won’t have that money deducted from their paychecks soon, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that public workers shouldn’t...

Former Democratic state Rep. Ken Dunkin said Thursday he won’t resign his Metropolitan Water Reclamation District board post, calling allegations that he made inappropriate sexual comments a “100 percent baseless...

Speaker Michael Madigan ousted his longtime chief of staff on Wednesday after a House staff member accused the top aide of sexual harassment over several years and fostering “a culture...

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday signed into law a $38.5 billion spending plan for state government, approving a full budget for the first time since he took office in...

A top deputy of Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan abruptly resigned from key leadership posts Thursday after a former medical marijuana advocate accused him of retaliation, verbal abuse and “inappropriate...

Illinois lawmakers approved a spending plan on Thursday, putting the state on track to have a full budget in place ahead of the new financial year for the first time...