With legislative leaders still working on the finer points of a plan to send money to public schools, their efforts risked being derailed amid ongoing rancor between Gov. Bruce Rauner and Mayor Rahm Emanuel as well as pressure from unions.

On Sunday, Republican leaders tried to downplay the strife as they headed into the latest round of closed-door negotiations at the Capitol, saying dissatisfaction on both sides was a sign of compromise. A vote on the proposal could come as early as Monday in the House.

Nothing is set in stone — with Gov. Bruce Rauner and progressive Democrats still trying to chisel away components of a tentative deal — but some major players stand to reap more than others if a historic school funding package follows the outlines being discussed.

Amid a chaotic political climate in Illinois, Rauner and the four legislative leaders said Thursday that they’d reached an agreement. And while the plan remains in flux with official details not yet released, sources have confirmed some of the most important elements, including a private school scholarship and tax program, allowing CPS to exceed the state cap on its property tax levy, lifting some unfunded state mandates from local schools and providing property tax relief for wealthy school districts.

After a series of fits and starts, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner will sign an automatic voter registration bill on Monday.

The signing will take place at 9 a.m. in Chicago.

Getting a job driving a truck just got a little easier for military veterans who live in Illinois.

Veterans don’t have to take the written test to obtain a Commercial Driver’s License, as long as they operated a large truck in the military in the previous year, according to new rules put in place this month.

Illinois will allow authorities to prosecute out-of-state drug dealers for deaths caused by their sales under a measure signed recently by Gov. Bruce Rauner.

The new law is named after Evan Rushing, a southwestern Illinois man the bill’s sponsor says died of an overdose after buying drugs from a St. Louis dealer.

Chicago saw about 6 percent fewer homes sold last month compared to July of 2016 as buyers had fewer choices in a tight market, according to a report released Thursday.

In the city, the median sale price of a condo was $325,000 in July, up about 1.6 percent over July of last year. The single family median sale price was $250,000, up about 5 percent in the same time period, according to the report by the Illinois Realtors group.

The village of Lakewood combined three key administrative positions into one new role in an effort to save money and better serve the village’s 4,000 residents.

Julie Heather Meister only has been working as the village’s chief administrative officer since July 25, but she has been at the forefront of changes occurring within the office.

Cary soon might join the list of municipalities that require solicitors to pay a fee to knock on residents’ doors.

The Village Board is considering charging solicitors $25 for a 30-day permit, and not allowing them to knock on doors past 7 p.m. The village currently doesn’t charge solicitors for a permit, and it allows them to work until 8 p.m. The revenue made from permits will go into the city’s general fund.