Desi Anderson, a candidate for the 91st House District, has expressed concerns about community safety, highlighting the recent rejection of requests by Cook County judges to detain two men accused of violent crimes as public safety threats.
Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C is under the microscope for hiring an elementary school art teacher who acknowledges struggling with reportedly violent tendencies resulting from mental illness.
Illinois state Rep. Bill Hauter, R-87th, criticized Gov. J.B. Pritzker's veto of legislation aimed at ending the state's moratorium on new nuclear power plants, emphasizing the need for future energy needs.
In an interview with WICS-TV, Congressman Darin LaHood (R-IL), a member of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, has raised concerns about China’s ambitions and actions that he perceives as threatening to American interests. LaHood’s focus on “exposing the malign activities of the CCP” extends to regions such as Taiwan and Ukraine, as well as espionage activities on U.S. soil.
Ray Estrada, a contender for the 17th Congressional District, has drawn attention to a recent poll underscoring concerns among working families about their diminishing access to the American Dream. Estrada has pledged to advocate for increased American energy production and curbing expenditures on initiatives favored by the Biden administration and the far left.
Senate Bill 1909 has been a controversial one – it prevented pregnancy crisis centers in the state from using deceptive practices to entice pregnant individuals to avoid going to abortion clinics and to go to the crisis center instead. Rep. Dan Caulkins spoke out on the outcome of a recent lawsuit to stop enforcement of the law, which was signed into law last month.
Freshman Rep. Dennis Tipsword Jr. has been selected to participate in The Edgar Fellows Class of 2023. There are 39 others who will join in the program this August.
Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Ill.) will be the special guest at the McLean County Republican Party Annual Summer Picnic on Sunday, August 13 at 4 p.m. at the Hesed House in Heyworth, Ill.
State Sen. Sally Turner (R-Beason) shared her shock and outrage regarding the mismanagement that plagued the Illinois Department of Employment Security during Covid which resulted in $5 billion in improper payments.
State Rep. Dennis Tipsword (R-Metamora) has voiced his disapproval of the recent decision by the Illinois Supreme Court, which upheld the constitutionality of the Pretrial Fairness Act, a provision within the SAFE-T Act aimed at abolishing cash bail.
Motorcycle riders under the age of 18 will have the option to take a 2-day driver safety course from IDOT in 2024, thanks to a bill sponsored by Sen. Thomas Bennett. The bill allows motorcycle riders under the age of 18 to complete the 20-hour course in lieu of driving and knowledge tests.
Illinois state Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) shared a statement in a July 11 Facebook post about the recently discovered incidents of hazing on the Northwestern football team.
Rep. Dennis Tipsword celebrated the three coffee shops in District 105 that were included in a Top 10 Iced Coffees list from Best Things Illinois, in a July 1 Facebook post. Those shops are located in the communities of Washington, Normal, and Metamora.
Bloomington City Councilmember Jenna Kearns recently noted that a vote of approval on a proposed redevelopment agreement would not be a loss for the city's need for affordable housing.
Former state representative Dan Brady has announced he is considering a run for the Illinois 17th Congressional District or the 88th District in the State House of Representatives.
State Rep. Jason Bunting (R-Emington) commented on Illinois' performance on a recent WalletHub ranking of states' economies, calling for improved fiscal policies going forward.
Rep. Dennis Tipsword Jr. (R-Metamora) voted to give noncitizens a path to become Illinois police officers, siding with a majority of state lawmakers in a recent action that one Republican senator called “a fundamentally bad idea.”