Latest Articles by John O'Connor

» Bills get paid faster in Ill. with lawmakers' help » Ill. judge rules against Catholics on foster care » Ill. Senate floor next up for gambling expansion » Education reform plan gets Ill. House committee OK » Illinois gun-info debate grows, legislation stalls » Ill. governor weighs bill to abolish death penalty » Ill. Senate president targets holdover appointees » Grand jury demands documents on Ill. grants » Ill. voters asked to choose twice for Senate seat » Ill. one of 19 finalists for federal school money » Hard times for Ill., but not for governor's staff » Judge still reviewing Ill. prison-release policy » Ill. House defeats Democratic school voucher plan » Ill. plans $12.8 billion road construction plan » Ill. law trims future pension benefits for savings