If a current Senate bill clears the House and is signed into law, Illinois will join three other states and the District of Columbia in soon paying a minimum wage of $15 per hour.

The state legislature adjourned before taking action on Senate Bill 1597, which would require Illinois consumers to pay a 5 cent fee for every single-use paper or plastic bag, but similar proposals are being considered at the county and local levels.

Waynesville voters will decide who will serve as village trustees when they head to the polls on April 2.

Lovington voters will decide who will serve on the board of trustees when they head to the polls on April 2.

Decatur voters will decide who will serve as mayor when they head to the polls on April 2.

Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) gave a total of $347,015 to Edwardsville state House candidate Katie Stuart this election cycle, state filings show.

Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) gave a total of $76,682 to Decatur state House candidate Sue Scherer this election cycle, state filings show.

Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) contributed $21.1 million to 30 state House races this election cycle, including $3,445,351 to 22 fellow Democrats in the week leading up to Tuesday’s general election.

Republican Rodney Davis has been declared the winner in the 13th Congressional District against Democrat Betsy Londrigan.

Republican John Shimkus has been declared the winner in the 15th Congressional District against Democrat Kevin Gaither.

Democrat Susana Mendoza has won the state Comptroller race against Republican Darlene Senger.

With less than a week left before voters go to the polls, Decatur state House candidate Sue Scherer received another $15,441 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Oct. 18 and Oct. 26, state filings show.

Decatur state House candidate Sue Scherer received another $28,198 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Sept. 29 and Oct. 17, state filings show.

The political arm of Illinois’ largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, has already spent nearly $600,000 this year across 24 competitive state House and Senate races, according to filings with the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Among Illinois counties, Boone, Montgomery and Bond had the highest percentage of property owners with mortgages who owe at least 25 percent more on their loans than their property is worth, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.

Illinois state government leaders say they will spend a record $38.5 billion and borrow an estimated $11.5 billion over the next year, according to a fiscal year 2019 budget plan approved by Gov. Bruce Rauner.

The Illinois House has passed a resolution rejecting President Donald Trump’s proposed infrastructure plan, with Rep. Bill Mitchell (R-Forsyth) among 13 GOP members abstaining from voting on the issue.

A bill pending in Springfield would prohibit the state from denying illegal aliens professional licenses to practice law, teach, or dispense prescription drugs.

Illinoisans of Italian, Mexican, French and Eastern European descent could be in line for top management jobs with one of the state's largest public pension systems if a bill becomes law.

The Illinois House of Representatives voted 91-1 Friday to spend $635,570 to build three "lactation and wellness" rooms at the state capitol in Springfield.