Saying greedy and corrupt public officials are a "scourge" on the state's political system, Gov.

Ethics reforms, property tax relief and fair legislative maps are on the House Republican to-do list this legislative session.

Most local lawmakers expressed the same two reactions to Gov. JB Pritzker's State of the State address Wednesday.

A day after Gov.

Illinoisans with a criminal record now have a wider path for launching a business as a new law reduces restrictions on applying for professional licenses.

 The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which works to elect Democrats to the U.S. House, has named 13th Congressional District candidate Betsy Londrigan of Springfield as one of the first 12 candidates nationally to it's 2020 "red to blue" list.