The Secretary of State’s office this week began the “opt-in” voter registration at driver service facilities as part of the state’s new Automatic Voter Registration

A state pilot program on competency-based graduation requirements was recently expanded under Senate Bill 2941, legislation recently signed into law that will place a greater

On June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision about Janus v. AFSCME. The court held that forcing government employees who do not wish

Gov. Bruce Rauner recently announced that the federal government has approved the state’s plan to protect safety-net and rural hospitals while ensuring continued federal support

Illinois’ new adoption credit program will make it easier for families to adopt, connecting children with loving families.  The adoption process can be extremely costly

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed the first human case of West Nile virus in Illinois for 2018.  Director Nirav Shah emphasized

A joint Senate and House hearing was held June 20 in Chicago in response to a recently released Chicago Tribune investigation that revealed sexual abuse

People in Illinois will no longer have to pay a fee to a credit agency if they request a credit freeze or lift a credit

Governor Rauner signs the budget into law   Gov. Rauner signed the $38.5 billion spending plan for Fiscal Year 2019 into law on June 4,

Sen. Rose’s Office to host traveling office hours for constituents in Piatt, Macon and Champaign Counties Staff will be available to take citizen’s concerns, answer