Illinois

A proposed constitutional amendment on pension laws continues to advance in the Illinois legislature. 

The name of a waterway in northern Illinois is stirring up emotions about racial progress. 

Early voting for Illinois’ March 20th primary is underway. 

Governor Pat Quinn delivered his State Budget Address Wednesday, announcing “today, our rendezvous with reality has arrived.”

Local governments in Illinois are stepping up their efforts to collect unpaid fines. 

Senator Mark Kirk is alert and talking, according to doctors at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Illinois' junior Senator's condition has been upgraded to "fair," more than a week after he suffered a major stroke.

Illinois' wind energy industry isn't showing signs of slowing down.  But, like other growing industries, it faces a variety of challenges.

Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has been sentenced to 14 years in prison and a fine of $20,000.

Blagojevich spent about twenty minutes on the stand this morning during his sentencing, making his case for leniency from Judge James Zagel. He apologized to his family and the people of Illinois, although he said he had no intention of breaking the law.

Prosecutors sought a sentence of 15 to 20 years for Blagojevich.

An urban setting might not seem like the typical place where fresh eggs are produced.  But, the movement for backyard chicken coops is spreading.