DCFS Reps. Weber, La Ha, and Reick Demand Accountability Following Repeated DCFS Failures. At a press conference this week, State Representatives Tom Weber, Nicole La Ha,...

CORRUPTION Judge hands 2 years in prison to ex-ComEd lobbyist Michael McClain, calls bribery scheme with Speaker Madigan a ‘criminal alliance’. Michael McClain, a longtime lobbyist...

CORRUPTION John Hooker, first of ‘ComEd Four’ to be sentenced, gets 1½ years in prison. A former executive for electric utility Commonwealth Edison has been sentenced...

PUBLIC CORRUPTION Federal prosecutors seek nearly 6 years in prison for Madigan confidant Michael McClain. The feds say a man who once had an “unbreakable” bond...

GENERAL ASSEMBLY New Illinois Laws Take Effect July 1, Starting July 1, 2025, Illinois will usher in several new laws ranging from education requirements to a...

GENERAL ASSEMBLYIllinois Republicans urge veto of Senate Bill 328, file lawsuit to expose Constitutional Violation. Last week, members of the Illinois House and Senate Republican caucuses...

GENERAL ASSEMBLY Illinois Republicans urge veto of Senate Bill 328, file lawsuit to expose Constitutional Violation.This week, members of the Illinois House and Senate Republican...

PUBLIC CORRUPTION Convicted ex-Speaker Mike Madigan sentenced to 7.5 years in prison. Convicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan was sentenced to 7.5 years...

BUDGET/TAXESDemocrats Pass $55.2 Billion Budget. Another year, another budget, and another near-record-breaking spending increase. Just before midnight on the last day of the legislative session,...

BUDGET/TAXES Watch Your Wallet as End of Spring Session Nears. Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie, Deputy Leader Norine Hammond and Deputy Leader Ryan Spain held...

IMMIGRATION Illinois sanctuary state policies under fire from DHS Secretary, Illinois GOP leaders. U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited Springfield on Wednesday, where...

BUDGET Illinois House Republicans Slam $6 Billion in Proposed Tax Hikes. Legislators Condemn Pritzker’s Dangerous Political Rhetoric on the National Stage. Illinois House Republicans slammed...

AGRICULTURE Illinois House Republicans Working to Save Family Farms. On Wednesday, three Illinois House Republicans, who also work as family farmers, held a Capitol news conference...

CRIMINAL LAW Windhorst Leads Advocacy for Crime Victims in Resentencing Debate. State Representative Patrick Windhorst has long advocated for crime victims as Massac County State's Attorney and...

ETHICS REFORM House Republicans Call for Anti-Corruption Package. Last week, House Republican lawmakers presented their legislative proposals to once again bring forward an opportunity for ethics...

GENERAL ASSEMBLY Democrats Follow the Leader, Continue to Undermine Illinois. For weeks, the Democratic supermajority has wasted time on the House floor throwing tantrums against...

REDISTRICTING REFORMReformers: Democrats Recruit ‘Prince of Darkness’ to Defend Illegal Maps. Illinois House Republican leaders provided the latest update this week regarding their ongoing lawsuit...

CRIMINAL LAW House Republicans Working to Restore Public Safety. House Republican lawmakers held a press conference in the Capitol on March 12, 2025, to discuss...

REDISTRICTING McCombie Gives Update: Illinois Supreme Court Moves Fair Map Lawsuit Forward. House Minority Leader Tony McCombie filed a brief with the Illinois Supreme Court...

IMMIGRATION Audit shows Pritzker Administration vastly underestimated the cost of immigrant healthcare program. On Wednesday, the Illinois Auditor General released the results of an audit...