Illinois AFL-CIO president Michael Carrigan said when politicians talk about a capital plan, most people think of roads and bridges. But he says public buildings should not be ignored.

Illinois lawmakers are being asked to decide whether nurses are dangerously overworked — and what to do about it.

The roughly one million Illinoisans to gain insurance care through the ACA have had an impact on the way health care is delivered in the state. Kristy Kennedy looks at how a repeal of the legislation could affect them, and everyone else in Illinois.