Lawmakers react to Madigan verdict
February 12, 2025SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers voiced a wide range of reactions today following former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s conviction on multiple federal corruption charges….
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers voiced a wide range of reactions today following former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s conviction on multiple federal corruption charges….
PEORIA — Former Republican U.S. Congressman and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, who served in the House of Representatives for 14 years, may be the only Peorian alive who was…
Former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger does not know where he fits in politically these days. “If I ran as a Democrat, I’m too conservative. In the current GOP, I am not welcome,” he…
PEORIA — Poll data shows that 90 million eligible voters declined to participate in the 2024 presidential election that pitted Vice President Kamala Harris, a liberal, West Coast…
To embrace the 2025 Rose Parade’s theme of “Best Day Ever!,” Enjoy Illinois partnered with Paramount Pictures to transport parade viewers to iconic Chicago’s destinations with…
The Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois State Police are advising residents that a winter storm is anticipated to create dangerous travel conditions throughout much of…
A winter storm watch is in effect from Sunday morning through Monday morning for McLean, Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford counties. The National Weather Service says that heavy snow is…
Time to study up, Illinois. New state laws are now in effect. They include some of the defining bills of the 2024 legislative session and others that will change how people get IDs,…
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…