As a new year begins, Illinois residents may be interested to learn about several notable new laws that take effect January 1. The new laws

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has its own recommendations for Thanksgiving celebrations to prepare and keep your food healthy and safe. According to

If you’re planning to travel during the Thanksgiving weekend, you should expect to have plenty of company on the roads and in the skies. According

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently issued a Regional Emergency Declaration due to a shortage of propane in Illinois. Illinois is one of seven

Despite a strong bipartisan push for action on major ethics reforms, the 2019 veto session ended without any new provisions in place, except for a

Nearly 70 students from across the 53rd Senate District came to Bloomington-Normal recently to offer up their ideas for new laws to State Senator Jason

Barickman co-sponsors legislation to eliminate conflict of interest for Illinois State Board of Elections Senator Barickman is continuing his efforts to clean up ethics issues

State Senator Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) released the following statement after his “no” vote on Senate Bill 1300: “Illinois has some of the worst funded pensions

State Senator Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) is continuing his efforts to clean up ethics issues in state government by co-sponsoring new legislation that targets potential conflicts

Barickman files legislation to ensure independent investigations of ethics violations State Senator Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) took action this week with the goal of restoring public