When ethics laws don’t explicitly ban certain conduct, the result is that the powerful are invited to dance in the gray areas until jurists ultimately define the actual rules.

Current law empowers the board to expel implicated students for up to two calendar years. Under SB 2991, the mandatory minimum would be one year.

DOC’s glowing education release stands in stark contrast to inmates who just want to hold a birthday card from a child or parent, but along with HB 4235’s broad support, it does foster optimism for commitments to prepare inmates for healthy returns to society.

State revenues are up sharply this quarter, but federal budget cuts and tax law changes could erase those gains — and shift massive costs to states.

GUEST COLUMN: Do you know how much fiber you consume every day? If you are reading this, I can almost guarantee it’s not enough.

April 14 marks the 180th anniversary of the departure of the Donner expedition, which took off from what is today the south side of Old Capitol Plaza in downtown Springfield in 1846.

Guest column: Illinois needs less red tape – and more urgency – so people with intellectual disabilities can access supportive housing in the communities that welcome them.

Legislation contemplating a pathway to driving privileges for people who have racked up three separate license suspensions is little more than a concession that the penalty structure can never be expected to achieve the implicit goal of keeping dangerous drivers off the road.

It’s difficult to envision a restaurant, from fast food to fancy steakhouse, that lets customers pay a tab with plastic then fish out physical dollars and cents to cover the tax and tip.