For the most part, Springfield-area residents expressed their delight on WICS ABC's Facebook page following word that Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan will not be seeking re-election.

Researchers at George Mason University's Mercatus Center have developed what they claim is a faster and easier method for poring through state and federal regulations.

lllinois state government and most of its municipal governments are not up to the task of running a pension plan, a policy expert said recently.

Gov. Bruce Rauner garnered attention for his statewide tour promoting his proposed budget and other reforms, but not all the attention was positive.