Legislators from both sides of the aisle are urging the Illinois General Assembly to work together to give voters the ability ...

The Quad Cities Chamber held a legislative forum on Friday featuring Illinois state representatives and senators from the ...

Rep. Dan Swanson, R-Alpha, received the call from Democratic House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, earlier this ...

The Department of Natural Resources wants to establish "submerged land preserves" to better protect historic watercraft or aircraft that are sunk in Lake Michigan.

In the final minutes of his term, Biden pardoned Kinzinger and other members of the Select Committee on the January 6th ...

Cicero, was sworn in to a new term in the Illinois House on Wednesday, where she will continue to work on salient issues ...

Indiana lawmakers are once again considering a bill to legalize recreational marijuana. A Republican led coalition introduced House Bill 1630, which would allow Hoosiers over the age of 21 to legally ...

ALTON Illinois State Representative Amy Elik (R-Alton) was reappointed to serve as the Assistant House Republican Leader by ...

McClain was a longtime lobbyist who previously served as a state representative in Illinois’ 48th district from 1973 to 1982.

(The Center Square) – The rules for the 104th Illinois General Assembly are now in place despite House Republicans urging for changes to make things more fair for the minority party. The new 104th ...

Iowa State Rep. Ken Croken, D-Davenport, has a first order of business in his new term: Addressing the minimum wage. Iowa’s minimum wage last changed in 2008, to $7.25 an hour. Ken Croken “We ...

Pritzker described the upcoming budget as “challenging” but added that since taking office, he’s addressed a number of fiscal crises in Illinois. “We are doing the best that we can to try ...