SPRINGFIELD– With only a few weeks left until some of the state’s spending authority runs out, Gov. Bruce Rauner and the four leaders continued to

SPRINGFIELD – Due to stalling by Democrat leaders, the first week of the fall veto session ended early without any real action on the state

Springfield – Despite news that the state’s bill backlog has now reached $10.6 billion, Democrat leaders in the Illinois House and Senate decided to end

Springfield – Despite news that the state’s bill backlog has now reached $10.6 billion, Democrat leaders in the Illinois House and Senate decided to end

Springfield – Streator Woodland’s own Luceille Werner was recognized on the floor of the Illinois Senate for her 69 years of championing the cause of

Bloomington – High school students from across the 53rd Senate District did their best to try to advance real legislation to improve their state at

SPRINGFIELD – Halloween brought more than just candy and costumes to schools across the state when the Illinois State Board of Education released their annual

SPRINGFIELD – Two new jobs reports from September reinforce Republican lawmakers’ calls for job-creating reforms. The reports show that manufacturing jobs are down, white-collar jobs

Bloomington – Citing his commitment to supporting Illinois agriculture, members of the McLean County Farm Bureau once again presented State Senator Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) with

SPRINGFIELD- Gov. Bruce Rauner takes an important step to reform government; the Illinois Supreme Court issues an important ruling dealing with child suspects in court;