Joint Statement from State Senator Chapin Rose and State Senator Scott Bennett on Clinton Landfill/Mahomet Aquifer Issue     “The Mahomet Aquifer is a priority

 State Senators Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet), Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington), Dale Righter (R-Effingham), and Dave Luechtefeld (R-Okawville) say Illinois’ public universities and taxpayers are spending too much

In an effort to combat fraudulent trucking log books, State Sen. Chris Nybo (R-Elmhurst) passed Senate Bill 1582 to increase the penalties for violations on

A series of appropriations committee hearings were held in Champaign, Springfield, and Edwardsville this week. Each of the marathon hearings dealt with the current and

Online financial tool WalletHub produced another scathing review of Illinois residents’ tax burdens, following last week’s study showing our property tax bill as being the

On April 8, Senate Republican lawmakers attended a joint hearing of the Appropriations I and II Committees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC), focusing on

A new analysis found Illinois boasts the second highest property taxes in the nation. According to financial resource website WalletHub, Illinois homeowners’ average property taxes

In response to a recent audit highlighting areas in need of improvement at the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), a DCFS spokesman stressed

Government consolidation was the focus of the most recent Government Consolidation and Unfunded Mandates Task Force, which met in Wheaton on April 8.  DuPage County

A bill to expand the time utility companies Ameren Illinois and Commonwealth Edison (ComEd)  have to implement the state’s “smart grid” electrical improvement and modernization