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U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) say they hope their chamber votes on a plan to lower student interest rates when lawmakers return after the July 4 holiday.

Congressman Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) says any long-term solution to address immigration reform will be decided in a conference committee.

The case of Edward Snowden has put a spotlight on the large number of people who have security clearances: 5 million people in the United States have been granted the authority to look at classified information.

The state legislature in Texas has held a second special session to revive a controversial bill banning abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

The University of Illinois says it is going to offer raises to employees on all three campuses.

A federal appeals court says it is too early for authors to be considered as a group in litigation challenging Google Inc.'s plan to create the world's largest digital library.

Former White House chief of staff Bill Daley wants tougher campaign contribution laws while state lawmakers are in session and says lax regulations are a reason pension reform efforts failed. 

Illinois finished the fiscal year on Sunday $6.1 billion in the red.

A fierce legal battle is under way in Scotland, involving U.S. tycoon Donald Trump. At the heart of the wrangle: wind.

New numbers show that fewer Illinois state employees will have retired during the fiscal year that ends Sunday compared with the previous fiscal year.