Progress Illinois

As this year's veto session winds down in Springfield, lawmakers will entertain plenty of high-profile bills. Is a budget deal within grasp? We offer a preview.

The Illinois legislature is poised to consider some controversial education reform proposals in the coming month.

When the General Assembly reconvenes this week to finish up its annual business, there could be action taken on several high-profile bills.

During the first three days of Illinois' fall veto session, the wheels started to turn on a few initiatives that are critically important to the moral and economic health of the state.