In the 103rd General Assembly, Rep. Schweizer was appointed to serve on the following committees: Energy and Environment, Ethics and Elections, Gaming, Immigration and Human Rights, and Appropriations- Higher Education. Committee assignments for the 104th GA will be made in the coming weeks.

When it comes to area families and their budgets, Rose says he is tired of subsidies being given to companies wanting to put up solar or wind farms. Because after all, someone ends up paying for it.

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Laken Riley Act, which requires the Department of Homeland Security to arrest illegal aliens who have criminal records.

"As we move forward with a new Congress and new Administration, I renew my commitment to the people of the Second District to always serve in their best interests. It is an honor to be their representative in Washington."

The city plans to use the funds for playground equipment upgrades, sidewalks, a pavilion, and other necessary improvements.

More than $55 million in state grants are being awarded for 100 local park projects throughout Illinois to help communities acquire land and develop recreational opportunities. In Faraci's district, Garfield Park in Danville is set to receive $600,000 through the OSLAD program for revitalization efforts.

A total of 258 hospitals experienced ransomware attacks in 2023, a 128% increase compared to the year prior. This caused delayed medical procedures, disrupted patient care, rescheduled medical appointments, and strained acute care provisioning and capacity.

Currently, data tracking of federal awards such as grants, loans, and contracts does not include the recipients' ethnicity, race, or sex. U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) also introduced his companion bill.

Niemerg points out that Lawrenceville Correctional Center for example gets on average 80-90 pieces of mail per day. Copying that many letters would not take an inordinate amount of time. The union leaders Niemerg spoke to have no issue with copying letters if it means preventing guards from being hospitalized.

Matthew Long, elected to the office of Recorder of Deeds on November 5th, and moving over from the Supervisor of Assessments position, said afterwards it was the end of a long road, and also a new beginning.