Illinois passed historic education funding reform in late August, but the foundation upon which it is built is faulty and doomed to collapse, Hoover Institute fellow and Stanford University Prof. Eric Hanushek said on the “Illinois Rising” radio program recently.

Lou Lang’s (D-Skokie) endorsement of J.B. Pritzker for governor is just another piece of House Speaker Michael Madigan's (D-Chicago) plan to put the billionaire in office so that Madigan can keep his hold on power, the Illinois Republican Party said in a recent press release.

Chicago Democratic Congressman Luis Gutierrez erupted at President Trump’s decision to rescind DACA with a 6 month grace period and directed much of his vitriol toward White House Chief of Staff, John F. Kelly.

Stephen Moore was aghast when Gov. Bruce Rauner signed legislation that effectively makes Illinois a sanctuary state.

Erika Harold wants to put an end to the power hold she says the Madigans have on lllinois.

Chris Cleveland says that for all the talk of the revolutionary new school funding formula, there's still the fact that Illinois is relying on its same old way of doing things: raising taxes.

The recently passed school funding legislation has given Chicago another shovel to dig itself deeper into debt, the founder of the financial news website WirePoints contends.

Heidi Holan is at a loss to understand how state lawmakers can justify raising property taxes as part of the new school funding formula at a time when the value of most taxpayers’ homes is either flat or falling.

The Chicago Teachers Union and the gubernatorial candidates it controls are fighting a bipartisan school funding compromise that strives to do something good for all the state's schools, the Illinois Republican Party contended in a recent press release.

Ted Dabrowski doesn't see the state's new school funding formula as the miracle so many legislators contend that it is.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker needs to rethink the name of his recently launched "Think Big" bus tour across the state, the Illinois Republican Party suggested in a recent press release.

Cook County’s recently implemented tax on sweetened beverages could trickle down and hurt the state's corn growers, according to a report from the Illinois News Network (INN) that tapped the positions of farmer associations.

Rep. Rob Martwick (D-Chicago) lashed out recently at those who deem his silence on the proposed Chicago House Authority construction project at 5150 N. Northwest Highway as a dereliction of duty.

Jefferson Park residents could learn on Wednesday where Rep. Robert Martwick (D-Chicago) stands on a controversial low-income housing development planned for 5150 N. Northwest Highway.

The compromise education funding reform bill that passed the General Assembly this week will begin to address the inequities in the state’s education system, Rep. Michael McAuliffe (R-Chicago) said in a press release.

Former Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford was cleared on Monday in a lawsuit filed by three fired workers alleging retaliation was behind their terminations.

Gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker has added more ammo to his mission to give state control to House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago), the lllinois Republican Party suggested in a recent press release.

Ex-offenders should have more work and housing opportunities and Illinois prisons will become a little less crowded thanks to six bills recently signed into law by Gov. Bruce Rauner, according a release from the Illinois Republican Party.

As of Monday, when Gov. Bruce Rauner signed Senate Bill 31 into law, police in Illinois may not detain, arrest or even search a person based on immigration status.

Illinois Republicans and Democrats have been squaring off over a tax credit scholarship proposal that is included in the state's public funding measure, Senate Bill 1.