The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that it will be joining the Illinois Capital Development Board to host a series of listening sessions across the

Legislation proposed by local students and sponsored by two Senate Republicans to make sweet corn the official state vegetable of Illinois passed the Senate on

Legislation Approved by the Senate Several interesting legislative measures passed out of the Senate this week before the April 24 deadline and have been sent

Transportation is the asset that distinguishes Illinois from the rest of the country. Our roads, transit systems, railroads, airports and waterways make Illinois the transportation

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