This weekend was the Galesburg FFA Annual Banquet. For only their second year after a long pause the FFA members participated and competed in many FFA events. A great experience…

On Armed Forces Day, we express our appreciation for the men and women in uniform. Their dedication to service protects our freedoms. This day is about honoring their contributions and…

Inside: Threat of $6 billion in new Illinois taxes Last week I told you about a report from the state’s fiscal watchdog agency warning of a shortfall in revenue to…

On my way home from Springfield last Friday, I attended the Western Illinois University ROTC Commissioning ceremony. Six of the twelve Cadets in the 2025 class were commissioned. The remaining…

Inside: State budget being created, watchdog projecting shortfall House and Senate appropriations committees and budget working groups are hard at work taking testimony from state agencies and putting together a…

State Representative Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) welcomed a group of 40 4-H members from across Illinois who were at the Capitol Wednesday for the University of Illinois Extension’s 4-H Legislative Connection…

May 5 through May 11, 2025 is designated as “Read with Your Child Week”. To kick off the week, Clover Public Library is hosting a “Readers Make Leaders” event from…

Inside: Unemployment rate is unchanged at 4.8% The unemployment rate in Illinois stood at 4.8% in March, unchanged from the revised February unemployment rate. That is according to information released…

As the weather turns nicer each day and the trees turn green, most of us want to spend as much time outdoors as we possibly can. But we all need…

State Representative Dan Swanson (R-Alpha), chairman of the House Veterans Affairs committee, joined fellow veterans and a bipartisan group of legislators in speaking on the 50th anniversary of the end…