Lawmakers again elect Madigan as House Speaker
SPRINGFIELD (Illinois News Network) -- For the 18th time in the past 36 years, members of the Illinois House selected state Rep. Michael Madigan to serve as speaker, giving the Chicago ...
September 23, 2023 8:38 am CDT
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Illinois congressional delegation to shrink after 2020 Census
SPRINGFIELD (Illinois News Network) -- Continued population loss means Illinois will have to say goodbye to one at least one of its 18 congressional representatives after the 2020 Census. Election Data ...
Continued out-migration from Illinois could mean dire consequences
DECATUR (Heartland Newsfeed) -- When it comes to Illinois' shrinking population, the numbers reported don't tell the full story. This is what representative-elect Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur), who was elected to ...
COMMENTARY: Voter choice and candidate suppression needs to become a criminal offense
(Heartland Newsfeed) -- Illinois is unfortunately known for political corruption and the suppression of voter and candidate choice. It's been a common and deceptive practice that has been going on ...
GUEST EDITORIAL: Illinois unfairly suppresses third-party candidates
The following was previously published yesterday by the Belleville News-Democrat editorial board. Maybe voter suppression isn't our problem. Maybe it's candidate suppression. Do you know who Sam McCann is? How about Grayson "Kash" ...
GUEST EDITORIAL: More candidates + more choices = more voters
The following guest editorial was previously published yesterday by the Northwest Herald editorial board. Monday was a day of significance on the Illinois electoral calendar, but just how much significance ...
Time Out Communities LLC seeks to put veterans, elderly out with lot rent raises
JACKSONVILLE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Ron Hoffstadt and his wife are 17 year residents at the Prairie Knolls mobile and manufactured home park just east of Jacksonville. Danny Davidson, a retired ...
COMMENTARY: Bank of Springfield Center and SMEAA — a massive drain on taxpayers
(Heartland Newsfeed) -- The Illinois Policy Institute published a story Tuesday regarding the Springfield Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority (SMEAA) and the damning debt that Springfield taxpayers are on the ...
Libertarian Party files nearly 48,000 signatures for ballot access
SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Candidates, party officers and volunteers representing the Libertarian Party of Illinois delivered nearly 48,000 signatures for the statewide slate of candidates Monday morning to the state's ...
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