The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that weather permitting, construction on Interstate 57 in Iroquois County will begin Monday, May 20. The work zone

CTU’s Day Off Hundreds of members of the Chicago Teacher’s Union (CTU) took a taxpayer-funded day off at the Capitol May 15 to demand $1

Senate Moves to Formally Recognize Space Force as Official Military Branch The Illinois Senate recently advanced legislation to formally recognize the United States Space Force

SPRINGFIELD- Earlier this month, State Senator Tom Bennett (R-Gibson City) welcomed dozens of high school students from across the 53rd Senate District to the Illinois

Senate Republicans Highlight Major Issues with Likely-Unconstitutional University Funding Plan   Members of the Illinois Senate Republican Caucus are calling attention to serious issues with

Opposition Voiced Against Wetland Overregulation Ignoring concerns from Illinois’ agriculture community, environmental activists are pushing legislation that would grant the state sweeping authority over private

Senate Republicans Introduce Legislation to Reform Prisoner Review Board In response to a controversial decision made by Governor JB Pritzker’s Prisoner Review Board (PRB) to release

Prisoner Review Board Decision Leads to Tragedy Two members of Governor JB Pritzker’s Prisoner Review Board (PRB) have resigned after a man released by the

New Legislation Aimed at Helping Struggling Families New financial help could soon be available for parents thanks to legislation Senator Bennett is co-sponsoring designed to

Last week was an important week at the Capitol, as all bills were to clear a substantive committee by the end of the day Friday,