The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling this weak overturning a decades-old decision allowing unions to charge non-members for lobbying seems to belong a world away, ideologically, from the one in 1977 that said such fees were constitutional.

Pamela Harris said June 27 was a day to celebrate economic liberty and the restoration of the First Amendment rights to millions of workers and their families.

Manor Court of Peoria, a 50-bed skilled care facility, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the first quarter of 2018.

Thomas Schlink has been tabbed as new Peoria market president for F&M Bank.

Sharon Health Care Pines, a 116-bed intermediate care facility in Peoria, was cited by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act in the fourth quarter of 2017.

Illinois state government lowered its fees for forming and maintaining Limited Liability Companies (LLCs). Setting up an LLC now costs $150, down from $500. And maintaining one costs $75, down from $250 per year.

James Bryson of the New Millennium Institute was honored with this year’s Pride in Peoria Award, the East Peoria Chamber of Commerce said in a release.

Sen. Chuck Weaver (R- Peoria) and Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) said lowering limited liability company (LLC) costs is key Illinois economic growth.

Mike Miller of Mike Miller Auto Park in Peoria was honored with this year’s Heart of the Family Award from FamilyCore at the group’s annual meeting.

Public sector employees and retirees could accept less than their constitutionally protected pensions if they understand it's them or public education, an economist said during an appearance on a recent Chicago-based radio show.

The budget battle in the Illinois Statehouse has allowed workers' compensation fraud to continue largely unchecked, the law firm Keefe, Campbell, Biery & Associates (KCBA) contends.

Illinois’ average personal income growth since the Great Recession is tied with Nevada for the worst in the country, according to data from Pew Charitable Trusts recently published on the Illinois Policy Institute website.

Illinois did something this week that no state has ever done: received a downgraded credit rating to near-junk bond status.

Tri-County Airport is one of the best airports in Illinois, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), which handed out its 2017 Airport of the Year Awards recently.

Rep. Reggie Phillips (R-Charleston) is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the capture of vandals who raided one of his senior-assisted living construction worksites and damaged valuable equipment.

Rep. Reggie Phillips (R-Charleston) is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the capture of vandals who raided one of his senior-assisted living construction worksites and damaged valuable equipment.

Illinoisans pay more in total taxes than anyone else in the nation, so any thoughts about adding to that burden need to be forgotten, a tax analyst argued recently.

Without the help of Republicans, Senate Democrats voted Tuesday to fix the budget by raising the Illinois income tax and expanding the sales tax.

Illinois can't grow unless its small businesses grow, Gov. Bruce Rauner told owners and employees of several of the state's 1 million such businesses on a brief tour recently.

Already suffering under one of the highest property taxes in the nation, a proposed 6.25 percent tax increase on home repair goes too far, Terry Ruhland, a builder with Plum Creek Builders, told Peoria Standard, adding that homeowners “should not be taxed further" as the state tries to fix the budget.