GENERAL ASSEMBLYDurkin appoints Leadership Team for 101st General Assembly. On Wednesday, Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin announced the appointment of his Leadership team for the 101st General Assembly. Congratulations... Read more

Armistice Day Celebration in Springfield on November 11, 1918In his stirring Second Inaugural Address in 1865, President Abraham Lincoln called upon the nation to, "care for him who shall have... Read more

Top Row: Leader Jim Durkin, Reps. Dan Brady &  Tom Demmer2nd Row: Reps. Avery Bourne, CD Davidsmeyer & Norine Hammond3rd Row: Reps. Michael McAuliffe, Grant Wehrli & Keith WheelerBottom: Reps.... Read more

For decades, Illinois and the nation have worked to support those who served in our nation's armed forces. From pensions for wounded Civil War veterans to the G.I. Bill of... Read more

GENERAL ASSEMBLYInauguration of 101st General Assembly. The new session of the state legislature will be the first group of lawmakers to meet in Illinois' third century. The House... Read more

Man measures snowfall from his roof after the Blizzard of '79. Photo from the Illinois Digital Archives.Can a snowstorm swing an election?Forty years ago this week, northern Illinois was hammered... Read more

Today 13 Republican lawmakers took the oath of office and joined the ranks of the Freshman class of the 101st General Assembly.We are proud to introduce the new members of... Read more

Gov. Bruce Rauner announced that the Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development has received a Preschool Development Grant Birth Through Five (PDG B-5) Initial Grant Award from the U.S. Department... Read more

Sandy Baksys of Springfield hadn't seen her elderly father since December of 2016 when she took the matter to Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jimenez (R-Leland Grove) for help.Baksys says she was... Read more

Field trips are an important part of any student's education. There is nothing quite like visiting a museum, historic site or other outside venue that helps expand a student's horizons... Read more