In the wake of a recent federal Supreme Court ruling, Senate Republicans are renewing their call to pass a state Constitutional Amendment to allow voters to decide who gets to draw legislative maps.

Democrats depend most on men to show up at the polls in South Grove Township Precinct 1, Dekalb Township Precinct 16 and Paw Paw Township Precinct 1 in Illinois.

Keicher, Syverson to host DeKalb Senior Fair with Family Service Agency & Voluntary Action Center

Sen. Brian Stewart (R-Freeport) wants to give the power to the people with a constitutional amendment that would allow for public voting on who draws map lines and boundaries in the state of Illinois.

The following political organization was the only committee that received campaign contributions in DeKalb County during the week of July 1.

The following political organizations received the most campaign contributions in Illinois during the week of July 1.

Former state Rep. Jeanne Ives (R. Wheaton), who narrowly lost her bid to unseat then Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner in the GOP primary just over a year ago, is back in the political spotlight after announcing her run in the 6th Congressional District.

Demmer’s Dispatch: July 15, 2019

Even if Illinois state House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) used "dirty tricks" to fend off 2016 primary challenger Jason Gonzales, the strategy allegedly employed was not illegal, according to a re​cent court filing.

Former Illinois Sens. Michael Noland (D-Elgin) and James Clayborne (D-East St. Louis) filed a lawsuit against the state which, if successful, will increase state lawmakers’ salaries to more than $81,000 by 2020 to rank Illinois' legislative salaries as the nation’s fourth-highest.

Recent earthquakes in California are prompting calls for earthquake awareness in Illinois from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA).

Since Illinois has become the 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana, national labor lawyer and legal analyst Michelle Lee Flores suggests the Prairie State began to prepare for employment law issues.

Democrats depend most on men to show up at the polls in Dekalb Township Precinct 16 and Pierce Township Precinct 1 in DeKalb County.

“Java with Jeff” Listening Tour coming to DeKalb on July 20

Rep. Tom Demmer Renews Call for Fair Maps; Offers Petition to End Gerrymandering

A Republican Illinois House representative from the 93rd District earlier this week renewed her call for fair maps and pushed support for an independent map-drawing petition following a U.S. Supreme Court decision not to hear gerrymander cases.

Illinois state Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) recently took to social media to address the state’s rapidly elevating outmigration crisis.

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Candidates depend most on men to show up at the polls in Dekalb Township Precinct 9, Dekalb Township Precinct 10 and Pierce Township Precinct 1 in DeKalb County.

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.