Illinois state Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) is still singing the praises of recently enacted House Bill 2489, which requires regular reports on the sales of mobile homes.

Over the last 30 days, Illinois’ already overtaxed state-run pension systems have added at least 651 retired government workers that are projected to average $1.3 million in lifetime pension benefits, according to an Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) report.

Illinois ranked near the bottom in average U.S. home values over a 12-year period ending in 2017, according to a new Wirepoints report.

Illinois state Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst (R-Kankakee) has extended the deadline for those wanting to learn the inner workings of her operation.

Illinois GOP Chairman Tim Schneider is demanding answers from House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) in the wake of an ongoing criminal probe where several people with close ties to the longtime Democratic leader have already been implicated.

Jason Gonzales insists that his legal stand against Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) is about much more than losing a 2016 Democratic primary at the hands of the Illinois House Speaker's powerful political machine.

Illinois state Rep. Tom Bennett (R-Watseka) is taking a stand for communities affected by flooding throughout the state.

For former Illinois state Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton), her recent decision to run in 2020 against U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-Downers Grove) in the 6th Congressional District comes down to her love for America.

Former state Rep. Jeanne Ives (R. Wheaton), who narrowly lost her bid to unseat then Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner in the GOP primary just over a year ago, is back in the political spotlight after announcing her run in the 6th Congressional District.

State Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst (R-Kankakee) has scheduled her 2019 Job Fair on July 19 in Kankakee.

Iroquois County Board member Barb Offill jokes that things have become so dysfunctional in Springfield, it may take an otherworldly act to return the state to sanity.

Veteran state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) is among a group of GOP lawmakers introducing House Bill 3850 that would repeal the Reproductive Health Act recently signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

Illinois state lawmakers have a dubious history of subjecting residents to gas tax hikes, but the recent doubling of the state gas tax to 38 cents per gallon seems to have taken things to an entirely new level.

Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) Executive Director Richard A. Pearson recently shared a bulletin with members alerting them to be on the lookout for anti-gun, anti-Second Amendment groups funded by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg that will be misrepresenting themselves as organizations promoting community safety.

Illinois state Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst (R-Kankakee) has been awarded the Community Leader Award by the Duane Dean Behavioral Health Center for her work in alleviating the area’s ongoing opioid crisis.

Illinois state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) wants to see Independence Day become a time when locals are allowed to take full advantage of more of their liberties.

Iroquois County Board member Barbara Offill points to a provision in Gov. J.B. Pritzker's recently passed state budget as a clear illustration of just how little consideration Springfield lawmakers are giving to the common Illinois taxpayer.

With news that he is now under federal review, newly elected Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker finds himself in dubious company.

Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider finds it difficult to seriously consider Gov. J.B. Pritzker's graduated income tax-hike proposal, given the source of the plan's own history of personal finance.

An Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) review finds Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s new progressive-tax plan might not be everything it’s being promoted to be.