Inside: State of the State Address coming up on Wednesday Governor Pritzker will deliver his annual State of the State address on Wednesday at the Capitol. The state faces some…

Happy Birthday to our nation’s 16th President, and Illinois’ favorite son, Abraham Lincoln! President Lincoln spent most of his life living in Illinois. Before becoming President, he served in the…

I have recently filed several bills to support nursing education in Illinois. House Bill 4633 amends the Nursing Education Scholarship Law to make additional nursing education scholarships available from the Department…

Inside: Legislation proposed to fix the SAFE-T Act With the start of the new spring session of the House of Representatives, legislation has been filed to fix the many flaws…

McDonough County Farm Bureau is hosting a farmland succession meeting on February 19th, 6-8 PM at the McDonough 4-H Building, 3022 W. Jackson, Macomb. The purpose of the meeting is…

Last week, McDonough County celebrated their 200th anniversary. The ceremony included several speakers and the 200th Anniversary flag is now displayed on the courthouse flag pole.

Inside: State policies need to change if we are going to bring down the cost of living Everywhere you go in Illinois you hear the same refrain: everything is more…

If you are a current or former Illinois resident with Lyme or other tickborne disease, please lend us 10 minutes of your time to fill out the Target250 questionnaire, which…

Inside: Spring session convenes The House returned to the Capitol on Tuesday to convene the 2026 spring session. It is going to be an interesting and important legislative session for…

Harrison Maly, a senior at Carthage College, was a Page for a Day in the Illinois House of Representatives on Wednesday. He was the guest of State Representative Dan Swanson…