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From Galesburg Reporter

Rep. Dan Swanson to hold resources fair for seniors, veterans

By Robert Hadley | 5 years ago

State Rep. Dan Swanson (R-Woodhull), who captured his second term in an unopposed election last November, is urging his social media followers to attend an event he is organizing honoring veterans.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Morrison, Ives urge rebuilding GOP after Rauner confesses election apathy

By Robert Hadley | 6 years ago

A bombshell new report that soon-to-be ex-Gov. Bruce Rauner bailed out on his reelection campaign has some Republicans fuming.

From Prairie State Wire

Rauner concedes governor's race to Pritzker

By Robert Hadley | 6 years ago

Incumbent Gov. Bruce Rauner conceded defeat Tuesday night as Democrat J.B. Pritzker claimed the governorship of Illinois, capturing 59 percent of the vote to Rauner’s 35 percent.

Stephenson County Clerk: Early voting tops 2016 totals

By Robert Hadley | Oct 12, 2018

Early voting began across Illinois for the 2018 general elections and Stephenson County has totals surpassing the 2016 presidential election and 2014 midterm elections.

Illinois GOP claims Hyde campaign broke ethics law

By Robert Hadley | Sep 13, 2018

The Illinois Republican Party accused Democratic House candidate Nick Hyde’s campaign of violating a state law that prohibits the use of taxpayer-funded resources for political purposes.

From Chicago City Wire

Madigan funding ensures key votes, Illinois Policy Institute reports

By Robert Hadley | 6 years ago

House Speaker Mike Madigan has provided a combined $15 million in funding to dozens of state representatives currently holding office, the Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) reports.

From Prairie State Wire

Moving survey shows outmigration up in Illinois

By Robert Hadley | 6 years ago

Illinois ranks fourth nationwide in terms of outmigration, according to recent data from Stevens Worldwide Van Lines.

From Prairie State Wire

Liberty Justice Center attorney says practical, ideological reasons led to SCOTUS decision on union fees

By Robert Hadley | 6 years ago

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling this weak overturning a decades-old decision allowing unions to charge non-members for lobbying seems to belong a world away, ideologically, from the one in 1977 that said such fees were constitutional.

From Prairie State Wire

GOP lawmakers move to block Rauner’s “Sanctuary State” plan

By Robert Hadley | 7 years ago

Six Illinois Republican lawmakers have moved to block a bill Gov. Bruce Rauner signed in August exempting illegal immigrants from being deported if local authorities apprehend them on unrelated matters.

Village of Elizabeth official: Dump townships, spend less

By Robert Hadley | Nov 29, 2017

Mike Dittmar, president of the Village of Elizabeth in Jo Daviess County, believes a failed property tax freeze proposed in this fall's veto session obscured more important issues in examining how small governments work in Illinois and what their effect is on taxpayer burden for property taxes.

Bivins opponent condemns Rauner's enactment of abortion funding measure

By Robert Hadley | Oct 3, 2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner is the first state leader to enact legislation that "actually forces taxpayers to cover the cost for this taking of human life," Liandro Arellano Jr. said in a press release recently.