Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) dedicated a stretch of Interstate 74 in LeRoy as the Gaultney Brothers Memorial Highway.

After 17 meetings, the Joint Senate and House Higher Education Group is setting new standards for state-funded schools.

House majority leader Michael Madigan’s (D-Chicago) chief of staff, head political operative and appointed House leader have stepped down or been fired since being accused of sexual harassment in the past few months, making HB 138 more timely than ever.

Sen. Neil Anderson (R-Moline) rose during the May 30 Senate floor debate and argued against a firearm bill.

A bill allowing for temporary access to medical cannabis in order to battle the opioid epidemic is in the hands of the governor.

Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) and some state representatives had a slew questions during a new firearm act debate.

A bill to amend the Illinois Labor Relations Act to allow graduate research assistants to unionize concerned three GOP lawmakers during the May 30 House floor debate.

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.

State Rep. Brad Halbrook was one of just 20 Illinois House and Senate members to oppose a “smoke and mirrors” budget plan that isn’t really balanced, according to the Illinois Policy Institute.

Illinois state government leaders say they will spend a record $38.5 billion and borrow an estimated $11.5 billion over the next year, according to a plan to be approved by Gov. Bruce Rauner today.

During the May 28 House floor debate, state Reps. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) and Patricia Bellock (R-Hinsdale) wanted to know why a Democrat-proposed task force was clearly partisan in membership.

The Illinois House has passed a resolution rejecting President Donald Trump’s proposed infrastructure plan, with Rep. Bill Mitchell (R-Forsyth) among 13 GOP members abstaining from voting on the issue.

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.

What is most important, your job, your home or your pension asked Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton).

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.

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is publicly preaching party unity on the campaign trail. But behind the scenes, Rauner is quietly leading an effort to purge conservatives from the Illinois Republican State Central Committee, which governs the party and has elections this month.

Dustin Peterson, chair of the DeWitt County Republican Party who is challenging Springfield’s Fred Floreth for his Central Committee post in the 13th congressional district, has a colorful past.

Illinois Republican Party Chairman and Cook County Commissioner Timothy O. Schneider (R-Bartlett) is president of an Elgin car wash that owes $21,448 in overdue property taxes from 2016, according to the Cook County Treasurer.

Erika Harold and Gary Grasso each raised just $2 per vote cast for them in the attorney general primary race, according to the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform.

Gov. Bruce Rauner raised $215 per vote cast for him in the gubernatorial primary race last week compared to Rep. Jeanne Ives' $12 for vote, according to the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform.