Pat Quinn

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.-- Illinois' Senate has again approved a plan to address so-called Smart Grid technology over the objection of Gov. Senate President John Cullerton disputed those claims. The Illinois Commerce Commission and ComEd disagreed over implementation.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.-- A groundbreaking deal to regulate high-volume oil and gas drilling in Illinois cleared a top House committee Tuesday, setting up a floor vote on a measure that supporters say would bring tens of thousands of jobs to struggling areas in the southern part of the state. "I live in southern Illinois. I drink the water in southern Illinois.

CHICAGO-- Supporters of high-volume oil and gas drilling said Wednesday that they hope for a quick vote on a bill to regulate the practice in Illinois after reaching agreements on hiring and environmental concerns.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.-- Politics has long been a family business in Illinois, a place where who you know _ and who you're related to _ matters more than most. Though the election is a year away, the possible candidates include both a Daley and a Madigan _ two surnames that represent the royal families of Illinois politics, the local equivalent of the Kennedys or Bushes.

CHICAGO, May 1- The Illinois Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that would bring much-need revenue to the cash-strapped state by expanding gambling and giving Chicago its first casino. Ahead of the vote, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel reiterated his vow to use casino revenue to aid Chicago's financially strapped public school system.

CHICAGO, April 18- Heavy rains and flooding brought havoc to the Chicago area on Thursday, shutting expressways, delaying commuter trains, cancelling flights, flooding basements and closing many suburban schools. The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings lasting into the evening for the entire Chicago area.

CHICAGO, April 18- Heavy rains and flooding brought havoc to the Chicago area on Thursday, shutting major expressways, delaying commuter trains for hours, cancelling flights, flooding basements and closing dozens of suburban schools. The National Weather Service has issued flash flood warnings for the entire Chicago area.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. March 21- The Illinois House on Thursday voted to drastically limit automatic inflation increases for public pensions, a measure that supporters said could bring $100 billion in savings to the nation's worst funded pension system over 30 years. It was passed by a vote of 66 to 50 and now goes to the Senate for consideration.

Senate President John Cullerton wants to allow state workers to choose between keeping current pension benefits or maintaining access to state retiree health care insurance. Sangamon County Circuit Court Associate Judge Steven Nardulli found that health insurance is not a guaranteed pension benefit protected by the Illinois Constitution.

CHICAGO, Feb 5- Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, already the most unpopular governor in the nation, has his work cut out for him at his annual "state of the state" speech on Wednesday- and this time he probably won't be relying on a python named "Squeezy."

CHICAGO, Jan 5- A fix for Illinois' public pension crisis remained elusive on Saturday after a meeting between Democratic Governor Pat Quinn and legislative leaders failed to produce a deal. State House of Representatives Speaker Michael Madigan, a Democrat, said that it was still possible to reach a deal in time to be voted on early next week by the Legislature.