(Springfield-jm) -- Nearly 97,000 Illinoisans filed for initial unemployment claims last week. The U.S. Department of Labor reports that’s more than 51,000 more than filed the week before. Illin...

(Springfield-jm) -- It’s the end of an era in Illinois, as a new house speaker is elected. With the exception of just two years, Mike Madigan has served as Speaker of the Illinois House since 19...

(Springfield-jm) -- The 102nd General Assembly will be sworn in today in Springfield. Members of the House will be sworn in at the Springfield convention center while the Senate will be sworn in at th...