Terry Link

Posted by Ray Long and Monique Garcia at 6:24 p.m. SPRINGFIELD --- The Illinois Senate passed a major gambling expansion plan today, but its future is in doubt as House lawmakers went home until after New Year's and Gov. Pat......

Posted by Ray Long and John Byrne at 11:50 a.m.; last updated at 1:30 p.m. SPRINGFIELD --- The state Senate today passed a major pension bill that would require Chicago to dramatically increase the amount of money it puts toward......

By TribLocal reporters Michelle Stoffel and Jennifer Delgado The state legislature may have turned over without a vote on the expansion of gambling, but that …...

State Sen. Terry Link compares it to winning the lottery. Local government executives get fat bonuses and retire. Their pensions also are inflated by the bonus amounts, and so their retirement checks get fatter, to the point that they make more from...

UPDATE BY David Kidwell and Hal Dardick at 7:20 p.m. - Video bill stalls in House. A controversial bill critics said would give amnesty to operators of illegal video gambling machines stalled in the House on Friday after quietly passing......

Posted by John Byrne at 2:34 p.m. State lawmakers today remembered Rep. as someone who brought a unique passion to standing up for his Lake County constituents, especially those who had done wrong but needed a second chance.Washington, 56, was......

(WGN-AM)- President Barack Obama was in town tonight for a pair of Democratic fundraisers in Chicago where organizers hope to raise more than $2 million. The president turned a big fundraiser at a downtown hotel into a bit of a pep rally for his effort...

Posted by By Rick Pearson and Michelle Manchir at 2:31 p.m. An eclectic collection of prospective candidates for the Democratic lieutenant governor nomination met with top party officials across the state today in scenes reminiscent of "American Idol"...

Sweeping aside six years of scandal and crippling political infighting with a historic impeachment vote, the state Senate on Thursday ousted one governor for abusing his power and anointed another who built his political career around having no power at...

SPRINGFIELD — Sweeping aside six years of scandal and crippling political infighting with a historic impeachment vote, the state Senate on Thursday ousted one governor for abusing his power and anointed another who built his political career...

Sen. Barack Obama calls himself a strong defender of abortion rights, and the presidential contender quickly condemned the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding a ban on a controversial late-term procedure. The decision, he feared, "will embolden...

Hearing tearful pleas for justice, state and local officials on Wednesday announced a new campaign to combat the growing crime of mortgage fraud. Legislators at a special hearing in Chicago promised to introduce bills that would crack down on...