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Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch’s punishment of fellow Democrat Fred Crespo after he offered his own budget proposal was ...

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates was honored by Rep. Delia Ramirez at the U.S. Capitol for her dedication ...

(The Center Square) – The Illinois House of Representatives could take up a measure this month that would ban the sale of polystyrene food service packaging in the state by 2030. Various ...

With Rep. Lauren Underwood's decision to stay out, major candidates in the race to succeed Sen. Dick Durbin include Lt. Gov.

In the Illinois state capitol Tuesday advocates, lawmakers and survivors of gun violence urged the passage of multiple bills ...

Originally introduced by Representatives Jan Schakowsky (Illinois Democrat ... and Congress should build on that momentum. The White House Executive Order on Combating Unfair Practices in the ...

and three stints in the Illinois House of Representatives in which he served two nonconsecutive terms as state House Speaker. Cullom Avenue, a residential street that runs across the width of the ...

the first Palestinian American to serve in the Illinois House of Representatives. “It is a matter of making sure that Illinois is on the right side of history — not participating in the ...

A growing number of state lawmakers are moving to repeal a 2015 Illinois law penalizing companies that boycott Israel to ...