While a Crain’s report shows the 2011 workers’ compensation reform package is helping to reduce costs for businesses, Senator Rose says more needs to be

Only a few crop acres remain unharvested across Illinois. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, both the corn and soybean harvests currently stand

The Land of Lincoln leads the nation in pumpkin production, growing more than 90 percent of the pumpkins in the United States. Nationwide, 1.5 billion

Across Illinois, most farmers have now completed their 2015 harvest and are now performing tillage operations and preparing their fields for next year.   According

The Senate voted unanimously Oct. 20 to approve the appointment of State Rep. Frank Mautino to serve as the next Auditor General of Illinois. Mautino

New State Sen. Chuck Weaver (R-Peoria) gave his first speech on the floor of the Senate this week, pledging to put his personal experience as

Sen. Rose (R-Mahomet) continues to push for much-needed reforms in Springfield, especially those that would improve Illinois’s struggling economy.   According to the Illinois Department of Employment

On Oct. 19, credit rating agency Fitch officially downgraded its rating on $26 billion in Illinois general obligation bonds from A- to BBB+, the worst

With Mother Nature continuing to provide Illinois farmers with mostly dry weather, the 2015 harvest is now beginning to wind down, much earlier than recent

In just another example of why Republicans are calling on Democrats to come to the negotiating table and help pass a balanced budget, the Comptroller