Hal Patton reasons that political candidates who take money from House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) already have cast their vote about what kind of state they want Illinois to be.

Republican Illinois Senate candidate Jason Plummer isn’t going to idly stand by and see the people of his district railroaded.

Illinois State Rifle Association Executive Director Richard A. Pearson is imploring all his members to be aware.

Farmer City acting Mayor Scott Kelley has signed off on a resolution making the city a gun sanctuary state.

Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) is calling on House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) to step down in the wake of his longtime chief of staff being hit with allegations of sexual harassment.

Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) recently took her message centered on shaking up the Republican Party to CLTV's "Politics Tonight" for a “we need a new vision” themed discussion.

Committeeman Mark Shaw has bagged the endorsements of state Reps. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) and David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) in his run for chairman of the Illinois Republican Party.

Amid chants of “Jeanne, Jeanne,” Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) conceded defeat to Gov. Bruce Rauner in the Republican primary late Tuesday night.

It seems there’s a pretty good reason why the public at large never got to see any Rep. Jeanne Ives vs. Gov. Bruce Rauner debates prior to Election Day.

The National Review has joined the growing list of publications endorsing the candidacy of Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) in her Republican primary run against Gov. Bruce Rauner.

Dwight Kay isn’t surprised that House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) seems to be doing everything he can to run Rep. Scott Drury (D-Highwood) out of Springfield.

The national pro-life group Susan B. Anthony List (SBA List) has endorsed state Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) in her Republican primary run to unseat Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner.

Even with the Decatur City Council recently voting to pass a 2018 budget more than $3 million out of whack, Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe held out hope that things can be different.

Decatur Councilwoman Lisa Gregory insists her decision to vote in favor of passing the city’s new $3.2 million out-of-balance budget was done for the primary benefit of taxpayers.

Dan Caulkins is increasingly concerned about a provision in the state’s 2018 fiscal year budget he fears could cause taxpayers as much as $1.5 billion.

Tragedies like the Kate Steinle case in San Francisco reaffirm for Dan Caulkins how the U.S. needs uniformity when it comes to its immigration laws.

Dan Caulkins insists he hasn’t heard any of the rumblings about Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) working in concert with the Democratic machine in the House GOP leader's 2018 re-election effort. Still, the Decatur Republican admits there are times when he wishes Republican leaders would stand stronger for what are routinely regarded as GOP principles.

While Dan Ugaste still agrees with Gov. Bruce Rauner on many things, the two are worlds apart on social issues.

Illinois doesn't need to pile anything else atop the mountain of debt that is already crushing it, Dan Caulkins says

Dan Caulkins' opposition to Gov. Bruce Rauner's approval of expanding abortion coverage in Illinois is twofold.