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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.

State Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst (R-79) on May 31 voted for legalizing recreational marijuana in Illinois.

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

A Kankakee County Board member has spoken out against a controversial Facebook post by Kankakee County Democratic Chairman John Willard that compared the MAGA (Make America Great Again) hats worn by many supporters of President Donald Trump to hoods worn by the Ku Klux Klan.

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.

The following political organizations received the most campaign contributions in Kankakee County during the week of June 24.

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.

Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst (R-79) voted on 99 percent of the bills presented in the Illinois state House in May.

The following political organization was the only committee that received campaign contributions in Kankakee County during the week of July 8.

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.

Democrats depend most on men to show up at the polls in Sumner Township Precinct 1 and Essex Township Precinct 1 in Illinois.

With the U.S. Supreme Court deciding June 27 that courts will no longer hold any responsibility in drawing legislative and Congressional maps that grant special benefits to the primary political party, Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) is encouraging the public to support SJRCA4, a bipartisan measure to let Illinois voters make decisions on how to draw maps in a non-partisan system.

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.

Rep. Parkhurst Presents the July 79th District Local Business Spotlight

Even if Illinois state House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) used "dirty tricks" to fend off 2016 primary challenger Jason Gonzales, the strategy allegedly employed was not illegal, according to a re​cent court filing.

Since Illinois has become the 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana, national labor lawyer and legal analyst Michelle Lee Flores suggests the Prairie State began to prepare for employment law issues.

Democrats depend most on men to show up at the polls in Sumner Township Precinct 1, Essex Township Precinct 1 and Beaverville Township Precinct 1 in Kankakee County.

Candidates depend most on men to show up at the polls in Kankakee Township Precinct 10, Papineau Township Precinct 1 and Prairie Green Township Precinct 1 in Illinois.