Join State Representatives Tom Demmer and Jeff Keicher and State Senator Dave Syverson for a Town Hall Meeting that will focus on the Illinois budget.

An Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) review finds Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s new progressive-tax plan might not be everything it’s being promoted to be.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker doesn’t have to go far to get an up-close look at what he insists he wants for Illinois.

Mike Verbic, DeKalb's Sixth Ward Alderman, has always felt a strong sense of loyalty toward his community, which is what drove him to seek out a position as a public servant.

State Representative Jeff Keicher, R-Sycamore, has filed new legislation to help address Illinois’ need to recruit more teachers. House Bill 3364 aims to help mitigate Illinois’ teacher shortage by providing financial assistance, by way of the Monetary Award Program (MAP) grant, to a person who is in enrolled in an educator preparation program approved by the state.

Though DeKalb Mayor Jerry Smith is new to politics, he says, his years of experience in public service through his charitable efforts and his long career in the private sector prepared him for the challenges that come with a position of leadership.

Joyce Stupegia has long been a public servant in DeKalb, a duty she has undertaken in different positions.

Greg Baise is desperately trying to make sense of all the tax madness.

Citizens for David Simpson, a candidate committee, reported receiving $24,175 from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, according to its fourth quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Citizens for Carolyn Morris, a candidate committee, reported receiving $6,333.55 from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, according to its fourth quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Friends of Jeff Keicher, a candidate committee, reported receiving $110,635.25 from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, according to its fourth quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Citizens For Stoddard, a candidate committee, reported receiving $71,772.40 from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, according to its fourth quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Citizens for Johnson, a candidate committee, reported receiving $7,692.45 from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, according to its fourth quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Citizens to Elect Doug Johnson, a candidate committee, reported receiving $2,800 from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, according to its fourth quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Citizens for Pritchard, a candidate committee, reported receiving $6,000 from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, according to its fourth quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Illinois education officials are out to get half of the state's budget—and they just might—to the detriment of the state's taxpayers, according to an online Wirepoints newsletter issued earlier today.

High taxes, record debt, underfunded pensions, notorious corruption, and an ongoing urban crime problem are only a few of Illinois’ most pressing problems.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a January 23 executive order committing Illinois to the expensive energy sources and failed carbon-dioxide reduction goals of the United Nations and the Paris Climate Agreement.

Richard Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association, is warning members that he believes Senate Bill 107, aimed at banning “assault weapons,” will not be the last attack on legal gun owners.

Bruce Rauner led Democrat JB Pritzker in votes cast in Squaw Grove Township for the gubernatorial race, according to the latest vote count.