McLean County Times

Rose supports foreign fireboard bill

By Art Benavidez | Mar 3, 2022

Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Champaign) will back a foreign fire insurance board bill after discovering what it is during a meeting of the Illinois General Assembly.

Caulkins urges Pritzker to work with legislators on gun violence prevention

By Art Benavidez | Nov 5, 2021

Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) posted a video on his Facebook page urging the governor to work with him on a bill to prohibit criminals from owning guns.

Report states unemployment benefits keeping people from seeking work

By Art Benavidez | Jul 23, 2021

As businesses in all areas of commerce struggle to find employees to fill vacancies, politicians have argued about the merits of unemployment benefits that could potentially be keeping people from seeking employment.