Newly elected state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) says that re-installing House Speaker Mike Madigan sends all the wrong signals.

Cheneys Grove Township voters will decide who will serve on the library board when they head to the polls on April 2.

State Rep.-elect Dan Caulkins thinks it is a good thing that voters in Illinois are growing mad as hell with what he calls the corruption and bad policy that have crippled their state.

State Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) views the GOP's losses in November as an opportunity for rebirth.

State Sen. Jason Barickman’s (R-Bloomington) work in education funding reform has netted him the “Friend of Education” award from the Illinois Association of Regional School Superintendents (IARSS).

State Rep.-elect Dan Caulkins of Decatur says he wonders what it will take for lawmakers in Springfield to stand up to the unions he argues are ruining the state.

Committee to Elect Benjamin Webb, a candidate committee, reported receiving $7,125 from July 1 through Sept. 30, according to its third quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Friends of Elizabeth Johnston, a candidate committee, reported receiving $1,990 from July 1 through Sept. 30, according to its third quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

State Rep.-elect Dan Caulkins, a Republican who will represent the 101st District, is dismayed by Gov. Bruce Rauner's latest revelations.

Friends of Nikita Richards, a candidate committee, reported receiving $5,620 from July 1 through Sept. 30, according to its third quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

A bombshell new report that soon-to-be ex-Gov. Bruce Rauner bailed out on his reelection campaign has some Republicans fuming.

Citizens for Jill Blair, a candidate committee, reported receiving $16,746.88 from July 1 through Sept. 30, according to its third quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

The Committee to Retain Rebecca McNeil, a candidate committee, reported receiving $800 from July 1 through Sept. 30, according to its third quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Friends of Kathy Michael, a candidate committee, reported receiving $2,600 from July 1 through Sept. 30, according to its third quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Friends of Jason Barickman, a candidate committee, reported receiving $65,756 from July 1 through Sept. 30, according to its third quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Friends of Josh Barnett, a candidate committee, reported receiving $800 from July 1 through Sept. 30, according to its third quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Elect Jerry Long, a candidate committee, reported receiving $152,731.79 from July 1 through Sept. 30, according to its third quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Friends of Chuck Erickson, a candidate committee, reported receiving $500 from July 1 through Sept. 30, according to its third quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Dan Rutherford Campaign Committee, a candidate committee, reported receiving $30,000 from July 1 through Sept. 30, according to its third quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Friends of Dan Brady, a candidate committee, reported receiving $61,714.81 from July 1 through Sept. 30, according to its third quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.