For months, Illinois Senate President John Cullerton has maintained that a high-profile measure aimed at getting a handle on the state's vastly underfunded pension system would be declared dead in the courts if it ever passed the General Assembly.
For months, Illinois Senate President John Cullerton has maintained that a high-profile measure aimed at getting a handle on the state's vastly underfunded pension system would be declared dead in the courts if it ever passed the General Assembly.
A massive tax relief package cleared its final legislative hurdle Tuesday when the Illinois Senate signed off on measures aimed at keeping Chicago’s futures exchanges and Sears from moving out of state.
Former NFL and Northwestern University linebacker Napoleon Harris plans to run for the Illinois Senate, hoping to replace the Rev. James Meeks, who is not seeking re-election.
The Illinois Senate voted Tuesday to approve a tax-break package designed to keep Chicago's financial exchanges and Sears Holdings Corp. from leaving the state, but the fate of the deal remained in question. The Senate voted 36-18 to pass its version of the tax-relief package, sending the measure to the House, which was poised to vote on its own plan, offering less to the working poor and individual taxpayers.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to use cameras to catch speeding drivers got the green light from Senate lawmakers Wednesday, though supporters acknowledge that the proposal is likely to change further.
