The combined police and fire retirement fund in Carbondale is only 46 percent funded, according to a new analysis of Illinois pension debts by Wirepoints.org.

Illinois state Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) is touting his persistency in working for the passage of a bill that paves the way for a task force to begin studying potential usages of the now shuttered Tamms Correctional facility.

Williamson County board members are feuding over the county’s thorny finances.

Jackson County Republican Chairman Chris Grissom has had enough of all the gambling expansion across much of Illinois.

Former District 115 candidate Paul Jacobs is moved to action by the thought of all the corruption he believes is now flowing through Springfield.

A number of news reports emerged on July 27 detailing a possible extended abuse of the state and federal student financial aid systems. State Representative Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) released a statement on her website expressing her dissatisfaction with these reports.

Jackson County Republican Chairman Chris Grissom believes Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker should make an example out of House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) to clear the air of corruption in state government once and for all.

Wednesday's Carbondale Senior Fair saw its highest attendance in five years, according to State Sen. Paul Schimpf (R-Waterloo).

Rep. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) is recovering from her second neck surgery this summer, as announced via a post on Bryant's Facebook page on July 11.

State Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-118) on May 27 voted against allowing voters to decide if Illinois should adopt a graduated income tax.

State Rep. Dave Severin (R-117) on May 27 voted against allowing voters to decide if Illinois should adopt a graduated income tax.

State Sen. Dale Fowler (R-59) on May 1 voted against allowing voters to decide if Illinois should adopt a graduated income tax.

For former Illinois state Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton), her recent decision to run in 2020 against U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-Downers Grove) in the 6th Congressional District comes down to her love for America.

Sen. Paul Schimpf (R-Waterloo) said that voters should be able to choose who draws the lines for redistricting in their communities, and will be able to do so via the SJRCA 4 bill, which allows for a non-partisan redistricting plan that would allow constituents to chose who draws maps and weigh in on the outcome.

Illinois state Sen. Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) is expected to be among four General Assembly lawmakers attending the Senior Fair in Carbondale next week, according to an event announcement and information on the senator's website.

Veteran state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) is among a group of GOP lawmakers introducing House Bill 3850 that would repeal the Reproductive Health Act recently signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

State Senator Paul Schimpf (R-Waterloo), who voted “no” on the swiftly passed new $85 billion budget, called it a "band-aid" that "does nothing to solve our long term problems."

State Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Harrisburg) has mounted a relief effort after two months of record rains across Illinois have damaged crops as well as commercial and residential property.

Illinois state Sen. Paul Schimpf (R-58) on June 1 voted against a fiscal year 2020 budget that was $5.3 billion in the red, increasing state taxes and spending by record amounts.

Illinois state Sen. Dale Fowler (R-59) on June 1 voted against a fiscal year 2020 budget that was $5.3 billion in the red, increasing state taxes and spending by record amounts.