Some of the Democratic legislators fleeing Texas will appear on Sunday evening with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker at a press conference.

Texas Democrats left the state Sunday in an attempt to prevent the state House from holding a vote Monday on new congressional maps that Republicans hope will net them several additional U.S.

Effective immediately, House Bill 3657 makes changes to Tier 2 Chicago Police and Firefighter pension benefits.

The walkout, which Texas Democrats called an “extraordinary and necessary step,” came a day after a House panel advanced a congressional map that would add five new Republican districts next year.

In an extraordinary move brokered with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, dozens of Texas House Democrats aim to deny a quorum as the GOP is set to draw new maps.

Illinois the first state in the nation to require public schools to offer mental health screenings in 3rd through 12th grades ...

The bill, SB1560, requires all school districts to provide screening in grades 3 through 12 at least once a year.

Gov. JB Pritzker joined state officials on July 31 to sign legislation that will provide Illinois public schools with ...