Sangamon Sun

Escaping Illinoisans sound common call: Anywhere but here

By Russell Boniface | Jun 28, 2017

Imagining the Midwest as one big balloon with Illinois in the center might help illustrate what has happened recently: The middle of the balloon is being squished, meaning the rest of the balloon is expanding.

GOP compromise plan gets qualified OK from workers' comp law firm

By Russell Boniface | Jun 23, 2017

A Chicago law firm sees pluses and minuses in the workers' compensation aspects of the GOP's "Capitol Compromise" budget package, according to its website.

Rauner, legislators unveil memorial wall in Capitol

By Russell Boniface | Jun 14, 2017

Republican lawmakers and Gov. Bruce Rauner opened the third annual Memorial Day Wall of Remembrance display earlier this summer in the Illinois Capitol Rotunda, according to a press release.