The Ball-Chatham Community Unified School District 5 Board of Education met Jan. 9 to hear public comments.

The Springfield Special Education Subcommittee met Jan. 5 to recommend reimbursement policy updates.

The Illinois Policy Institute is proposing a budget the think tank's leaders contend would put an end to the state’s nearly two-year impasse, closing a $7.1 billion deficit without adding any new taxes.

The Sangamon County Executive Committee met Jan. 9 to grant variances.

The village of Rochester Board of Trustees met Jan. 9 to amend the alcohol ordinance.

The village of Chatham Board of Trustees and Committee of the Whole met Jan. 10 to approve a final subdivision plat.

The Sangamon Township met Jan. 12 to approve invoices.

A potential solution in Illinois’ long-running and often contentious budget impasse may finally be in sight.

Chosen for her extensive business, government and human services experience, former Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger was named deputy governor today by Gov. Bruce Rauner in order to support conquering the state’s financial ordeals.

The village of Chatham ADA Transition Plan- Ad Hoc Committee met Jan. 17 to execute self evaluations.

The village of Loami Board met Nov. 10 to accept marijuana possession ordinance.

The village of Illiopolis Board met Dec. 19 to review the five year plan.

The Riverton Village Board met Dec. 5 to recognize Eagle Scouts.

According to a National Center for Education Statistics report, university students have joined the exodus leaving Illinois.

The state of Illinois gives back more than $9.4 billion in cash and tax credits to individuals and businesses, the Better Government Association (BGA) reported after analyzing tax data to show the impact such tax breaks have on residents and the state's budget.

Illinois lawmakers are considering a multibillion-dollar tax hike that the Illinois Policy Group says may worsen the state’s already weakened economy.

As state income taxes go up, Illinois’ population continues to drop -- dramatically.

In a public statement, state Rep. LaShawn Ford (D-Chicago) recently said term limits would be one way to help bridge the gap with GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner on his calls for reform and possibly help end the budget impasse -- a rare departure from the usual Democratic protocols in the General Assembly.

Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) recently gave engraved crystal clocks to his Democratic supporters in the House, at a cost of $46,000.

A recent analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which owns this publication, found almost 50,000 duplicate voter registration records, representing Illinois residents who are registered multiple times.