National Freedom of Information Day celebrates the Freedom of Information Act that declared everyone has the right to information from government agencies. This holiday also falls on the birthday of…

House Republicans have introduced several legislative measures that seek to fix long-running issues of professional licensing delays at the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Illinois House GOP leaders…

Democrats have been able to paint a rosy picture of our state’s finances for the last few years because of temporary federal aid and increased tax revenue due to inflation….

At a press conference today in Springfield, State Representative Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) and three Republican colleagues highlighted a recent report from Moody’s Analytics and the Commission on Government Forecasting and…

CORRUPTION/ETHICS REFORM McCombie Calls for Reform Amid Ethics Awareness Month.  With the two-year anniversary of former Speaker Mike Madigan’s indictment coinciding with national ethics awareness month, House Minority Leader Tony…

A fourth headliner for the 2024 Illinois State Fair’s Grandstand lineup has been announced, with another major country artist now set to join the list of big performers. 2024 Illinois…

Starting a vegetable garden this year? Illinois Extension offers a general planting guide to help gardeners know when it’s best to plant and learn more about fruit and vegetable growing….

The most losses to scams in Illinois in 2023 came in the form of text message scams. Remember, do not open links from unknown numbers or unsolicited, unexpected texts. Legitimate…

Daylight Saving Time begins tomorrow. Make sure to move your clocks forward one hour!