GENERAL ASSEMBLY Five new laws you need to know.  Every year the General Assembly passes hundreds of bills which are signed into law by the Governor. Many of these new…

GENERAL ASSEMBLY Illinois General Assembly concludes quiet veto session.  House Republicans, led by Tony McCombie and her leadership team, took the November 2024 veto session as an opportunity to welcome…

MADIGAN TRIAL ‘Make it a federal court suit’: Jurors hear wiretap of McClain describing subcontracts alleged to be bribes.  Thursday marked the end of six days on the witness stand…

The Madigan trial is yet another reminder that Illinois needs comprehensive ethics reform to stop corruption in its tracks. House Republicans continue to fight for the necessary changes to hold…

Illinois Democrats have operated under the Madigan playbook for a very long time, deteriorating public trust in elected officials and state government as a whole. The majority party has remained…

Federal prosecutors rejected the notion that charges against former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan should be tossed because of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Feds swat argument that…