Inside: Illinois unemployment rate holds at 5.3% Figures from the Department of Employment Security report that Illinois’ unemployment rate held steady at 5.3% in October. The national unemployment rate is…

State Representative Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) welcomed a group of students from Monmouth College to the chamber of the Illinois House of Representatives on Wednesday. The students have been studying state…

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a disaster declaration for Illinois counties hit by the derecho in mid-July, specifically Marshall, Putnam, and Henry counties. This designation allows impacted farmers…

Illinois legislators consider a multitude of laws and programs to impact the lives of Veterans and their families, as well as providing oversight of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs….

Inside: Honoring Civil War heroes from Galesburg I was proud to present legislation in the House of Representatives this week to honor twelve heroes from Galesburg who fought for freedom…

SPRINGFIELD – Evelyn Wilbur, a 9th grader at Orion High School, was a Page for a day in the Illinois House of Representatives on Wednesday. She was the guest of…

State Representative Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) was joined by a group of leaders from Galesburg to present a resolution in the Illinois House on Tuesday honoring twelve Galesburg soldiers who fought…