The Illinois House voted to again approve the bill Wednesday. The Senate approved it for a second time Tuesday.

ComEd pleaded its case to lawmakers when it was unsatisfied with how a state regulator was handling its request to raise rates. The utility says the higher rates are needed to pay for upgrades to the state's electric grid. AARP spokesman Scott Musser says the legislation would let ComEd collect past rate increases it believes it deserved -- with interest. But Musser says the utility is behind on making promised upgrades:

Legislation increasing the speed limit on interstate highways in Illinois is headed to the governor. It raises to 70 the maximum speed limit.

The bill's sponsor, Democratic Representative Jerry Costello, from Smithton, says more accidents happen because of vehicles traveling at different speeds, not because of higher speeds.

The Illinois Poison Center has been taking calls from worried parents for sixty years. Now it’s asking the public to make an emergency call on its behalf.  

NIU's College of Law will present an Honorary Doctorate of Law to former Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson during its Saturday, May 25, commencement ceremony. He will also be  the commencement speaker.

Kane becomes the 29th county and the 12th circuit in Illinois to participate in the pilot project allowing cameras in trial courtrooms.

"With the addition of Kane County, half of the Illinois Circuit Courts now participate in the Illinois Supreme Court's cameras in the courtroom pilot project," Chief Justice Kilbride said.

The National Transportation Safety Board recently urged states to lower their limits down from the standard of .08 blood-alcohol content to .05.

Some lawmakers in Springfield weren't willing to embrace the plan. They say drivers in some areas don't have easy access to alternative transportation.

But others support the idea, including DeKalb County Sheriff Roger Scott:

A state pension overhaul backed by government employee unions may save half what advocates promised. The new figures come from the state's pension systems, based on how many employees might choose options contained in the Senate bill. The plan gives choices to working and retired teachers, university workers and state employees. These include keeping cost-of-living pay bumps or access to state-subsidized health insurance.