William R. Haine

My 9-year-old daughter has Aicardi syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that causes extremely hard-to-control seizures, debilitation, disability and early mortality. She began having seizures at three months of age, and since that time has had multiple...

SPRINGFIELD — The Democratic-led Senate delivered a Valentine’s Day victory to gay and lesbian couples today, passing legislation for the first time that would allow same-sex marriage in Illinois. The gay marriage measure now goes to the...

If Hollywood decides many years from now to make an epic motion picture detailing the fight for gay marriage in Illinois, perhaps the film director will mercifully change Sen. Christine Radogno to "Sen. Christine Randolph," and Sen. James Meeks to......

SPRINGFIELD—Auditor General William G. Holland won appointment to a third straight, decade-long term today, winning praise for standing up to the administration of Gov. Rod Blagojevich. The Senate’s 57-0  vote represented the final step...

Where do our lawmakers stand on the issue of legislative scholarships -- those tuition waivers that members of the state house and senate have traditionally been allowed to dispense to constituents? As part of the renewed effort to abolish that......

SPRINGFIELD --- Gov. Pat Quinn today stood solidly today behind his opposition to allowing concealed weapons in Illinois even though Wisconsin is on the verge of becoming the 49th state with some form of such a law. “We must ensure the safety of...

Posted by Todd Wilson at 8:08 p.m. SPRINGFIELD --- The Illinois Senate today approved three measures inspired by high-profile crimes, including two downstate murders and two cases where acid was tossed on the faces of Chicago women. Senators voted 59-0......

Rep. Dwight Kay (R-Edwardsville) introduced an amendment to the civil unions law today that would ensure religious child welfare agencies can turn away committed same-sex couples who want to adopt children or provide foster homes. Kay could not be...

Posted by Ray Long and Manya Brachear at 6:07 p.m. SPRINGFIELD — Gay adoptions emerged today at the center of a Capitol culture clash as lawmakers pushed a measure to ensure faith-based groups could turn away committed same-sex couples who......

Posted by Ray Long at 2:25 p.m. SPRINGFIELD --- A measure to ensure faith-based groups could turn away committed same-sex couples who want to adopt children or provide foster homes failed in the Illinois Senate today. Opponents said it's a......