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Richland County clerk doesn't see transparency provided by HB4395 as being 'high in importance'

By Robert Davis | Apr 26, 2018

Richland County's Clerk and Recorder Alice Mullinax sees nothing wrong with HB4395, but says for a county like hers without its own website the bill may not make much of a difference.

State's budget deficit is masked by questionable accounting, report says

By Robert Davis | Apr 24, 2018

Illinois is in deep financial trouble, and state legislators are using some questionable accounting practices to conceal the problem's depth, according to a report published by the Illinois Policy Institute.

Legislators send letter to Rauner demanding release of more information on Quincy Veterans Home

By Robert Davis | Apr 24, 2018

Legislators in the General Assembly sent Gov. Bruce Rauner a bipartisan letter on April 23 requesting information about the Quincy Veterans Home.

The Lincoln Series programs aim to encourage more Republican women to get involved in politics

By Robert Davis | Apr 17, 2018

The Lincoln Series, also known as The Illinois Lincoln Excellence in Public Service Series, launched two new programs designed to get more Republican women involved in politics ahead of the November primary elections.

Senate vote on Equal Rights Amendment reignites 35-year-old debate

By Robert Davis | Apr 16, 2018

The Illinois Senate voted to ratify the Equal Right Amendment to the U.S. Constitution last week, more than 35 years after the proposed amendment seemed to die when only 35 states agreed to ratify it in 1982.

House bill would move Illinois toward co-parenting model in divorce cases

By Robert Davis | Apr 13, 2018

A bill moving through the Illinois House could throw out existing divorce law and move parenting time toward a co-parenting model.

Primary proved to be a rough road for some incumbents

By Robert Davis | Mar 21, 2018

In the midst of what Democrats are hoping will be a "Blue Wave" of elections this year, incumbents in Illinois faced opposition from voters because many of them voted for a 32 percent state income tax hike last year.