Alpha, received the call from the Democratic House Speaker earlier this month that he was tapped to head the House Veterans’ ...

For the first time in more than a decade, a Republican will chair an Illinois House committee. Rep. Dan Swanson, R-Alpha, ...

In closing arguments, prosecutor alleges Madigan was driven by ‘power and profit’ It was Madigan’s out-of-the-blue phone call to Solis in June 2017 – a year int ...

Nestled along the curves of the Illinois River just outside the town of Hennepin is the country’s largest dry-mill ethanol plant, where a network of pipes, grain elevators and exhaust towers rise like ...

The Edwardsville and Madison County representative discusses the lame duck session and several new bills she will introduce ...

In November’s election, voters in Madison, Jersey, Calhoun and several other Illinois Counties approved ballot measures that ...

Chris Balkema knew upon winning the 53rd Illinois Senate District Republican primary ... also vented her frustration with the state's gerrymandered maps, which all but guarantee that Democrats ...

The start of the new year has certainly brought about a lot of unexpected conversations at both the national and state level. Even before taking the oath of office as president, Donald Trump has ...

The start of the new year has certainly brought about a lot of unexpected conversations at both the national and state level.

WASHINGTON — Texas and Florida are growing rapidly. California, Illinois and New York are shrinking. With America’s population shifting to the South, political influence is seeping from reliably ...