The Illinois Department of Revenue will begin accepting 2023 state individual income tax returns on Monday, January 29. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) also begins accepting federal income tax returns on this date. For…

On January 27, the world commemorates the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The Holocaust was the state-sponsored persecution and mass murder of millions of European Jews, Romani…

GENERAL ASSEMBLYNew Legislative Session Convenes. The Illinois General Assembly convened in Springfield last week for the beginning of the new legislative session.  To start off the new year and new session,…

State Representative Ryan Spain (R-73rd District) will be hosting his second “Medicare 101” event in as many weeks in collaboration with the Illinois Department on Aging’s Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP) on…

As the tangled web of Democrats’ corruption continues to unwind over and over in federal court, Illinois House Republicans have renewed calls for needed ethics reforms. The list of convictions continues to…

Winter in Illinois can bring about all kinds of unpredictable weather, from extreme cold and wind to blowing snow, snow drifts, and ice. As temperatures rise above and below freezing,…

In 2003, popcorn gained special status in Illinois. After the state ran a contest seeking ideas for an official state snack food, Joliet teacher Fran Hollister and her second and…

A moratorium on new nuclear reactor construction that had been in place since 1987 was lifted by Illinois lawmakers late in 2023, paving the way for small nuclear reactor construction…

“These firearm registration rules are vague and complicated, and will only cause more frustration for law-abiding gun owners,” said Rep. Ryan Spain. “Although my Republican colleagues and I on JCAR…

As cold air settles in outside, it’s vitally important to keep your house as warm and safe as possible. Winter weather can be brutal in Illinois, especially in the northern…