By Anthony Brino | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — Illinois nonprofits receive nearly $1.1 billion in state funding a year, and two lawmakers want them to post how the money is being spent on an online public database.

By Andrew Thomason | Illinois Statehouse News   SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn went into hiding from the media this week after holding back-to-back news conferences where he announced Medicaid and public pension changes last week.

By Anthony Brino | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — Wealthy school districts in Illinois receive less state funding than not-so-wealthy ones, except when it comes to teachers' pensions.

By Stephanie Fryer | Illinois Statehouse News   SPRINGFIELD — A measure that would end the abused Illinois General Assembly Legislative Scholarship Program is one step closer to becoming law.

  By Stephanie Fryer | Illinois Statehouse News   SPRINGFIELD — The notion of Illinois school districts shouldering more of the costs of teacher pensions has small town administrators preparing for deep cuts, but the lack of legislative action is making preparing tough.

Staff Report | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — An indicted state lawmaker failed to show for an investigative hearing by his colleagues in the House of Representatives, and an audit revealed extensive problems with how Illinois processes, investigates and awards workers’ compensation payouts to state workers.