Even if Illinois state House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) used "dirty tricks" to fend off 2016 primary challenger Jason Gonzales, the strategy allegedly employed was not illegal, according to a re​cent court filing.

Former Illinois Sens. Michael Noland (D-Elgin) and James Clayborne (D-East St. Louis) filed a lawsuit against the state which, if successful, will increase state lawmakers’ salaries to more than $81,000 by 2020 to rank Illinois' legislative salaries as the nation’s fourth-highest.

After an October report from ProPublica revealed allegations of abuse and neglect of children at the Aurora Chicago Lakeshore Hospital, concerns were heightened about coordination between the Department of Children and Family Services and other state agencies.

Recent strong earthquakes in California are prompting calls for earthquake awareness from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA), which is also focusing this month on young people learning how to prepare for all emergency situations.

Since Illinois has become the 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana, national labor lawyer and legal analyst Michelle Lee Flores suggests the Prairie State began to prepare for employment law issues.

Democrats depend most on men to show up at the polls in Oswego Township Precinct 32 and Oswego Township Precinct 1 in Kendall County.

Illinois state Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) has one reason above all for wanting to go to Washington and serve the 14th Congressional District after the November 2020 elections.

Kendall County Republican Central Committee members recently joined former Wheaton state Rep. Jeanne Ives in blasting certain elements of the state’s new $85 billion budget.

A Republican Illinois House representative from the 93rd District earlier this week renewed her call for fair maps and pushed support for an independent map-drawing petition following a U.S. Supreme Court decision not to hear gerrymander cases.

Batinick to host Free Senior Fair July 25th

Illinois state Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) has officially launched her challenge against first-term U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Naperville) in the 14th Congressional District.

Illinois state Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) recently took to social media to address the state’s rapidly elevating outmigration crisis.

State Senator Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant’s staff been available for residents to visit in person during satellite office hours this week.

The Fourth of July is a celebration of independence, a time to pay tribute to our nation, its founders and the men and women who in so many ways have made her great.

Candidates depend most on men to show up at the polls in Na Au Say Township Precinct 2, Oswego Township Precinct 27 and Fox Township Precinct 1 in Kendall County.

Veteran state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) is among a group of GOP lawmakers introducing House Bill 3850 that would repeal the Reproductive Health Act recently signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

Illinois state lawmakers have a dubious history of subjecting residents to gas tax hikes, but the recent doubling of the state gas tax to 38 cents per gallon seems to have taken things to an entirely new level.

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Illinois State Rep. Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) has expressed concerns about the state’s new increased taxes.

Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) Executive Director Richard A. Pearson recently shared a bulletin with members alerting them to be on the lookout for anti-gun, anti-Second Amendment groups funded by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg that will be misrepresenting themselves as organizations promoting community safety.