As Rep. Elise Stefanik prepares to vacate her seat, Chris Tague is seen as the top contender for the GOP nomination.

State Rep. Brad Stephens, a Republican from Rosemont, has been appointed assistant house Republican leader for the 104th ...

Dixon, and Tony McCombie, R-Savanna, were two of 118 sworn into office Wednesday. The 104th General Assembly of the Illinois House of Representatives is composed of 78 Democrats and 40 Republicans.

Since no Democrat filed to run, state Sen. Chris Balkema knew upon winning the 53rd Illinois Senate District Republican ...

Illinois’ new batch of lawmakers will face a number of challenges in 2025. Chief among them is a projected $3.2 billion budget deficit.

Illinois legislators return Saturday for the start of the final days of the 103rd General Assembly. One Republican legislator says that ... discussions that I am desperately hoping the majority party ...

The 2023 gubernatorial standard bearer of the Labour Party (LP) in Lagos, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (GRV) has officially announced his decision to run in the 2027 Lagos State governorship election.

Josh McCray of the Illinois football team was named Most Valuable Player of the Citrus Bowl on Tuesday. The junior running back ran for 114 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries to lead the ...

Illinois was able to run out the clock. To end his first season as starting quarterback, Sellers finished 24-of-34 passing for 260 yards and one touchdown to go with 19 rushing yards. The ...

Following Florida Democrats’ losses on Election Day, a second state lawmaker has announced she’s switching her party affiliation and joining the Republican caucus TALLAHASSEE, Fla.

ST. LOUIS – Just days away from the new calendar year, Missouri and Illinois are preparing for several new laws to take effect. For the two states of the St. Louis metropolitan area, here are ...

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