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State Rep. Tom Demmer joined the show this week to discuss a number of things shaking in Springfield. Demmer weighed in on House Speaker Mike Madigan's recent assertion that he "  think that Gov. Rauner won the election, I think that Gov...

It's about to get really interesting in Springfield as the deadline to pass a spending plan for the upcoming budget year approaches. House Speaker Mike Madigan says Democrats will run a spending plan this week for about $36.3 billion worth of expenditures, which is about $4 billion more than projected revenues...

Proponents of a minimum wage hike in Illinois received bad news last night. House Speaker Michael Madigan’s spokesman says the Speaker does not plan to call a vote on a proposed increase in this legislative session. The decision likely means the wage hike issue will be put on hold until next year...

Caterpillar made it official on Friday, as feared. The company will consolidate its Anchor Coupling plants in Sterling and Dixon and move them jobs and manufacturing to Michigan. The announcement had been rumored since early May when Cat said it was looking to consolidate those plants somewhere in North America...

Lawmakers remain in Springfield for the next couple of weeks with a couple of large items still left on the agenda. Among them are passing a "balanced" budget for the upcoming year and determining if Governor Pat Quinn will get his permanent tax hike...