Libertarians hold Lobby day in Springfield

Two Libertarian groups visited the Capitol yesterday to lobby against upcoming legislation. The Illinois Valley Libertarians were joined by the Tricounty Libertarians to speak out against...

Women continue to lead the Parties in Sangamon County

The Sangamon County Republicans and the Sangamon County Democrats had leadership elections tonight. In this critical midterm election, party leadership is critical holding on to seats...

With union backing, McCann joins race for Illinois governor

Illinois state Sen. Sam McCann, R-Plainview, announced Thursday that he plans run as a third-party candidate for governor – a move that likely would siphon votes...

And McCann makes five

Davis to Host Service Academy Nights

PRESS RELEASE | U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) will host two Service Academy Nights in conjunction with U.S. Reps. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) and Darin LaHood (R-Ill.) to...

Facebook will face class action lawsuit for facial recognition technology

A judge in California has given the green light to a class action lawsuit against Facebook as a result of facial recognition and automatic tagging that...

Synthetic marijuana linked to severe bleeding mostly in Peoria, East Peoria and Chicago

Illinois has a serious problem with synthetic marijuana tainted with rat poison. But it is not a statewide problem. Eleven of the state’s 102 counties have...

Illinois lawmakers to vote on local net neutrality

Illinois lawmakers are in the process of creating their own set of net neutrality standards similar to the ones rolled back by the Trump Administration. State...

Is Sen. McCann running for Governor? The rumor mill says “Yes!”

Do we finally have an answer on what Sen. Sam McCann (R-50) is going to run for? In December, he claimed he would not seek reelection...

Key points of Mark Zuckerberg’s statement to the US Senate

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, told the US Senate about the data leak from the social network and its relationship with third-party app developers including data...

Wrigley Field, not Illinois Capitol, on Illinois Top 200 building list

Some of the buildings on Illinois’ Top 200 list are world famous. Others are what fans would call local treasures. They are all up for a...

Equal parenting bill moves forward in Illinois House

After a long day in committee, House Bill (HB) 4113 has passed out of the Restorative Justice Committee. This bill changes the legal presumption of what is...