Searching through political contributions and campaign spending in Illinois is easier thanks to a new online database.

It’s called Illinois Sunshine, and it allows you to find information about political donations and expenditures dating back to 1994.

The site’s homepage features lists of the top 10 highest-earning political committees over the past 30 days and the most well-funded committees overall.

You can search the database at illinoissunshine.org.

In other state news, downstate lawmakers are asking the federal government to slow down on implementing new coal emission regulations.

Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate have filed resolutions asking for more time to put together a plan on how to reduce carbon emissions. The plan announced by the president last week requires a 32 percent reduction in carbon power plant emissions by 2030.

Most of the coal mined in Illinois can’t be used here because its sulfur content is too high – but it’s used in other states and internationally.