Life insurers would be required to attempt to locate the beneficiaries of unclaimed policies from as far back as 1996 under a bill that passed the General Assembly at the conclusion of the spring legislative session and now awaits Gov. Bruce Rauner's approval.

A sales tax increase took effect on July 1 in Macon County, three months after it won in decisive style after losing only five months before.

Illinois' tattoo and body piercing industries would feel the sting of an expanded state sales tax under a controversial Senate budget proposal that remains under consideration in the current special legislative session.

Many freshmen lawmakers say the crash and burn they saw on Wednesday night came about because the Democrats don't know how to drive.

A spending package that would increase taxes on the alarm, private investigation and security industries must wait a little longer after the House voted to delay action on the measure on Wednesday.

Auditor General Frank Mautino was hit with a $5,000 penalty on Monday for violating a State Board of Elections (SBE) order that he disclose past financial dealings.

Faculty members at the University of Illinois-Springfield (UIS) went on strike today after contract negotiations broke down.

As lawmakers prepare to return from the spring recess, the proposed “privilege tax" bills are gaining wide-ranging support and putting investment industries in the state on the defensive.

After short debate and wide support in committee, a bill mandating that school districts provide reasonable accommodations for a lactating student to breastfeed a child was schedule for a final vote on the House floor before going to the Senate

Legislation proposed by Republicans in both houses of the General Assembly seeks to create stormwater commissions in every Illinois county.

Taxpayers across Illinois are saddled with a major tax burden, a recent report from the Illinois Policy Institute concluded.

Taxpayers all across the state of Illinois are now saddled with a major tax burden, a recent report from the Illinois Policy Institute concluded.