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

Several Republican representatives will announce their support for a comprehensive pension reform bill that is meant to improve the pension problems in the state, including the pension crisis in Chicago, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner said on Friday.

An Illinois Senate bill that proponents say would close a "dark money" loophole in political campaigns is actually intended to undermine constitutional freedoms for all IRS-designated nonprofit policy organizations, the co-founders of one such agency said during a recent radio broadcast.

State Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) recently voted against a bill that its sponsors claim will preserve a woman's right to abortion in the event Roe v. Wade is overturned but he argues is really an effort to legalize taxpayer-funded abortions.

The median sale price of a home sold in March 2017 in Route 4/ Washington Street, a Springfield neighborhood, rose by $37,950 while total sales remained unchanged with 14 homes sold.

The median sale price of a home sold in March 2017 in Glenwood Avenue/ Fayette Avenue, a Springfield neighborhood, fell by $29,250 while total sales increased by 33.3%.

Non partisan Cory Jobe's election campaign committee, Citizens for Cory Jobe, spent $3,125 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Republican Don Gray's election campaign committee, Friends of Don Gray, spent $2,700 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Republican Rich Berning's election campaign committee, Capital Township Republican Team, spent $10,768 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Republican Sara Wojcicki Jimenez's election campaign committee, Friends of Sara Wojcicki Jimenez, spent $7,522 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

The median sale price of a home sold in March 2017 in Devereux Heights, a Springfield neighborhood, fell by $160,500 while total sales increased by 50%.

Democratic James Jim Langfelder's election campaign committee, Citizens for Jim Langfelder, spent $5,147 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

The median sale price of a home sold in March 2017 in Riverton fell by $21,050 while total sales decreased by 71.4%.

Non partisan Charles Chuck Redpath's election campaign committee, Friends for Redpath, spent $3,159 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

The median sale price of a home sold in March 2017 in Southern View fell by $4,750 while total sales increased by 50%.

Democratic Joshua Josh Langfelder's election campaign committee, Langfelder for Recorder, spent $1,864 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Non partisan Frank Lesko's election campaign committee, Friends of Frank Lesko, spent $512 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

The median sale price of a home sold in March 2017 in Toronto/ University of Illinois at Springfield, a Springfield neighborhood, fell by $250 while total sales decreased by 55.6%.

Republican Herman Senor's election campaign committee, Friends for Senor, spent $425 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

Non partisan Andrew Proctor's election campaign committee, Citizens for Andrew Proctor, spent $2,700 in the first quarter, according to committee expenditure records obtained from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).