WOODHULL – State Representative Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) and Birth to Five Illinois will be hosting a ‘Readers Make Leaders’ family literacy event this Saturday. “Teaching a child to read is…

Our rural areas and small towns depend on local health care workers to keep us healthy and to care for us in emergencies. Today we mark National Rural Health Day…

1 in 10 adults have diabetes and close to half are not diagnosed. World Diabetes Day is a good reminder to adopt and maintain healthy habits. Knowing your risk and…

State Representative Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) welcomed students from Monmouth College to the House of Representatives chamber of the Illinois Capitol on Wednesday November 8, 2023

Thank you to our Veterans for their service and their sacrifice!

State Representative Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) led the Illinois House of Representatives in a recognition of Veterans in honor of Veterans Day.

Inside: Veto session comes to an end, little action on major issues The House met this week for the final days of the fall veto session, and the results were…

We will be back in Springfield for the fall session beginning at noon on Tuesday. If you would like to watch the action live, you can do so at this…

We started out in Colona for the Colona Fire District pancake breakfast, then off to Orion for their Fire Department Pancake breakfast! Next, we went and celebrated North Henderson Fire…

Inside: New legislation would address humanitarian crisis affecting Illinois In recent months Illinois has found that it is no longer immune from the humanitarian crisis at the southern border. Six…