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Last year, Illinois was one of a handful of states that lost population. More than 90,000 people moved elsewhere. It became a campaign issue for Governor when then candidate Bruce Rauner criticized the state's lack of friendliness to business, but the numbers don't mean mean there is a crisis, or even a real clamor, to leave the state.
Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration says it has agreed to allow government agencies to reinstate mandatory fair share fees for non-union members in return for union agreement to a faster timeline for resolving their dispute over the payments.
The Champaign County Drug Court will soon offer a new option for some trying to break their addiction to heroin. The pilot program launches later this month and will eventually provide medication and therapy to up to 30 people who qualify and consent to the treatment.
State Sen. Chapin Rose says procurement rules enacted in response to the corrupt Blagojevich administration went too far, imposing a burden that turns away qualified low bidders.
Northern Illinois University meteorologist Gilbert Sebenste said he was able to see the tornado from 18 miles away. He says in his 25 years of storm-chasing, he had never seen one like this. Dekalb and Ogle counties have been declared state disaster areas by Gov. Bruce Rauner.
