The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology and Universal Spa Training Academy have some of the best 'on time' graduation rates in the U.S., according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

State residents enrolled at Christian Life College face among the lowest cost of attending four-year in-state colleges and universities in the U.S., according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chairman Michael J. Madigan (D-Chicago) has reported $45,000 in July contributions to Terra Costa Howard, a Democrat running for the Illinois House of Representatives against incumbent Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard).

State residents enrolled at Illinois Institute of Technology face among the steepest cost of attending four-year in-state colleges and universities in the U.S., according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

Five Republican candidates who will be on November’s ballots in districts across Illinois will hold a press conference at 4:30 p.m. Thursday to answer the question “What Happens When Conservative Reformers Infiltrate the Springfield Machine?”

Residents in Illinois face some of the steepest cost of attending in-state colleges and universities in the U.S., according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) rebuked Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia (D-Aurora) for insinuating that Gov. Bruce Rauner did not help with the upcoming rehabilitation of the Quincy Veterans’ Home.

Illinois House GOP Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs), State Rep. David Olsen (R-Downers Grove), State Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) and State Rep. Christine Winger (R-Wood Dale) voted in support of the so-called “Equal Rights Amendment,” helping to pass the measure 72-45.

Sixteen Republican state representatives stood to oppose a progressive income tax.

A heated debate over drones May 25 had the full attention of the House, with almost a dozen Republican lawmakers arguing the proposal.

Rep. Patricia Bellock (R-Hinsdale) pointed out a special constituent in the balcony above her at the May 21 House floor debate.

Workplace safety for healthcare professionals is a priority for the state House of Representatives.

Extending term limits for the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority board is a bad idea, according to three Republican lawmakers.

At the May 23 House floor debate of HR1119, which honors those who have given the ultimate sacrifice, President Abraham Lincoln’s words from the Gettysburg Address filled the chamber.

Why would a Democrat appropriate for $63 million in this fiscal budget when there still isn’t a revenue estimate? That was the question some Republican lawmakers asked Rep. Jerry Costello (D-Smithton) at the Thursday House floor debate when he backed HB4290, which pays the oldest Prairie State bill.

Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) had no problem pointing out why she thinks an amendment is a bad idea.

A Democrat's demand for the federal government to bring a better infrastructure plan to the table did not go over well with two Republican lawmakers.

Godspeed Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).

A bill to form a female-based council to provide research support and public policy on issues affecting females had three GOP lawmakers questioning how such an assembly deals with abortion law and gender definition and equality.

Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) laments that Democratic legislators in Springfield floating the idea of a progressive tax plan are missing the mark when it comes to the issues lawmakers should be most focused on.