State Week

Lawmakers had a tentative deal Friday on a spending plan, paving the way for the spring session to end as early as this weekend.

It was a good year for Democrats. Not so much for Republicans. We look back on the year in Illinois government and politics.

Illinois lawmakers could soon vote on a measure that would ban what are often referred to as assault weapons and raise the minimum age for legally owning a gun to 21.

The Illinois Republican State Central Committee met this month. While party leadership — including state chair Don Tracy — remain in place, there are different opinions in the ranks regarding the future direction of the party.

Gov. JB Pritzker this week reiterated his goal of changing the state's gun laws.