Here’s what’s in Illinois’ $50.6B six-year infrastructure plan

Illinois on Wednesday unveiled its latest six-year, $50.6 billion infrastructure plan for the state’s roads, bridges, ...

Furloughs, closures and mass firings threats: What's next in the shutdown fight

On the first day of the government shutdown, Republicans and Democrats traded blame while a small bipartisan group of ...

Senate defeats House-passed bill to reopen government, despite Democratic cracks

Senate Democrats voted Wednesday to block a House-passed stopgap funding bill that would reopen the federal government until Nov. 21, but several Democrats broke with Senate Democratic Leader ...

House-passed GOP funding bill fails in Senate, leaving path to avoid shutdown unclear

A Republican measure to keep the government funded past Oct. 1 stalled in the Senate after clearing the House on Friday.

NC legislature approves $35 million for infrastructure around Lenovo Center

With massive redevelopment underway in and around the Lenovo Center, an influx of state funds could arrive for infrastructure ...