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March 28, 2025Local organizers of a nationwide series of protest rallies April 5 say they intend to stand “indivisible,” but definitely not be invisible. Throughout Northern Illinois, thousands…
DIXON — U.S. Rep. Sean Casten, D-6th, didn’t expect outright hostility, but some tough talk was certainly foreseen as he traveled to Ronald Reagan’s hometown Saturday. However,…
Local organizers of a nationwide series of protest rallies April 5 say they intend to stand “indivisible,” but definitely not be invisible. Throughout Northern Illinois, thousands…
Lauren Underwood is asking her constituents to consider the power of three. Although her party holds limited influence in a closely divided U.S. House of Representatives, the 14th…
Perhaps the old saying should be changed to “If at first you don’t succeed, move to Florida.” Three former Republican congressional candidates who lost primary or general elections…
Ten Illinois congressional Democrats are calling for an immediate reversal of planned cuts at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The 10 Illinois representatives were part of…
Ten Illinois congressional Democrats have sent a letter to the U.S. attorney general demanding that the Department of Justice ensure women and health care providers are not threatened…
SPRINGFIELD – A month into President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has warned that the breakneck pace at which the Trump administration has been…
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois House Republicans waited too long to file a lawsuit challenging legislative maps drawn in 2021, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled last week. As a result, the…
We can’t avoid the 8,000-pound elephant in the room any longer, so this week’s column will focus on tariffs and agricultural trade. You will also find valuable information on how…
Gov. J.B. Pritzker wrapped up a four-day trip to Mexico City, hopeful a trade mission to Mexico will yield new economic development in Illinois, even as tariffs threaten the stability…
SPRINGFIELD — Argo Community High School sophomore Luciana Deir wants to go into construction after she graduates. Her classmate, Angelica Turza, wants to work in advertising and…
John Petruszak opened his email to find a message he called “shocking”: the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development had rescinded two grants it had awarded to his advocacy…
SPRINGFIELD — Legislation that would prohibit public school students from using cellphones and other wireless communication devices during class time cleared a Senate committee March…