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Dennis Hastert wants his hush money back. The former Congressional leader filed a suit yesterday to have the man Hastert paid to be quiet about sexual abuse in the 1970's return almost two-million dol...

Illinois' Attorney General is suing the nation's largest student loan company for putting students into debt the company knew they couldn't repay. Lisa Madigan's office filed the suit yesterday agains...

Even with an income tax increase and a tax on sugary drinks, Illinois' proposed 'grand bargain' spends far more than it brings in. Governor Rauner's budget office and House Republicans yesterday both ...

Unit 5 schools say they're still waiting for school bus and special ed money. District leaders last night said the six-million dollars they're owed for state mandated work is putting real pressure on ...

Managers at Bloomington's coliseum say the building likely never make money. The coliseum's new management team went before the city council last night to explain a 674-thousand dollar loss last year....

Aaron Schock is looking at a trial after the fourth of July. A judge in Springfield yesterday set a July 11th trial date. Schock wanted to push his case to the summer, he said to prep about a hundred ...

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner doesn't think his absence at Donald Trump's inauguration will cost the state. Rauner yesterday said he doesn't think his decision to skip the inaugural to work on Illino...

Bloomington's four candidates for mayor have four different views of taxing. The question of 'Will you raise taxes' became the central theme of last night's debate. Mayor Renner said maybe. Ian Bayne ...

City leaders in Bloomington say their tax increases worked City council members are expected to get a briefing tonight on Bloomington's police and fire pensions. The city's finance director says a 201...

Lawmakers working on a new plan to change how the state pays for schools say they could be the key to a new state budget. Governor Rauner's education funding task force is due to have a new plan by th...