Mary Beth Thomas was named "Forensic Scientist of the Year" by the Illinois State Police at a recent awards ceremony at Hope Church in Springfield.

Rep. Joe Sosnowski (R-Rockford) joined the Rockford community recently to welcome Aunt Martha’s new Rockford Community Center at Swedish American Hospital, according to a press release.

Utlities that make billing mistakes will no longer be able to come after customers to rectify their own errors thanks to a bill sponsored by Rep. Joe Sosnowski (R-Rockford) and turned into law recently, according to a press release.

The Cook County tax on sweetened beverages could lead to a $1.3 billion loss in economic activity, according to Rep. Joe Sosnowski (R-Rockford), who has sponsored legislation to repeal the measure, according to a press release.

Rep. Joe Sosnowski (R-Rockford) will host this year’s Kids’ Health and Safety Fair on Aug. 5 at Rockford Christian School, giving families the chance to learn about the services and programs offered by dozens of agencies, organizations and businesses.

A measure that would require homeowners in Chicago’s suburbs to pay off Chicago Public Schools’ $17 billion in debt is expected to go to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s desk for his signature later this month.

State bureaucrats will dictate how many teachers Illinois school districts must hire and how much to pay them if a school funding bill is signed into law this month.

Illinois ranks third in the nation in unfunded pension liability despite being saddled with some of the most stifling tax burdens in the country.

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Mike “Mish” Shedlock, who runs the blog “MishTalk.com,” believes imposing more taxes on Illinoisans with the biggest pensions can solve the pension crisis.

Winnebago County residents will pay an additional $68.98 million in state income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

A group of journalists got together at a Springfield forum recently to discuss the future of ... a group of journalists.

While state lawmakers ended a two-year budget impasse, the measures adopted by the Illinois Legislature will not fix the state's fiscal mess, an analyst who co-wrote a paper that places the state 49th in long-run solvency told the Sangamon Sun.

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Boone County residents will pay an additional $13.99 million in state income taxes this year, according to an analysis by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).

Illinois’ economy will take decades to recover from the state’s current pension and workers’ compensation obligations, to say nothing of the debts continually being added because of a significant lack of reform, according to a blistering analysis from Chicago attorney Eugene Keefe.

Here are the 5 former employees of the Village of Winnebago receiving the highest annual pension payouts, according to 2015 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) records:

Here are the 12 highest-paid employees of the Village of Winnebago, according to 2015 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) records:

Here are the 10 highest-paid employees of the Village of Roscoe, according to 2015 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) records:

Here are the 7 former employees of the Village of Roscoe receiving the highest annual pension payouts, according to 2015 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) records: