Illinois State Senator Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) thinks lawmakers' intention to start insuring gender reassignment surgery has the state headed in the wrong direction.
State Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-North Aurora) recently announced in a statement he is "exploring a bid" for the 2020 Republican nomination in for the 14th District U.S. House seat.
State Sen. James D. "Jim" Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) says that Illinois needs to take a close look at what's happening in New York before implementing newly elected Gov. J.B. Pritzker's progressive income tax
While he supports minimum-wage-increase legislation, State Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) does not agree with a recent bill that would increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour.
Former state Sen. Chris Nybo, a Republican of Elmhurst, is expanding his legal operations by an adding lobbying to his list of client services.
Yadav “Nick” Nathwani, a Republican trustee for Milton Township, has been appointed state senator for the 24th District.
Republican John Curran has been declared the winner in the 41st Senate District against Democrat Bridget Fitzgerald.
Democrat Thomas Cullerton has been declared the winner in the 23rd District Senate race against Republican Seth Lewis.
With 100 percent of the precincts reporting, Republican Michael Connelly and Democrat Laura Ellman were tied in the race for the Illinois Senate District 21 seat.
Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) hates the idea of special-interest legislation.
Illinois Municipal League Executive Director Brad Cole had no problem telling senators he was not pleased with a proposal to continue cuts to local governments.
Sen. Chris Nybo (R-Elmhurst) on Tuesday stood with Democratic lawmakers in Springfield in support of legislation that Second Amendment advocates warn would put hundreds of independent gun dealers across the state out of business.
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Republican Seth Lewis is running against incumbent Sen. Tom Cullerton (D-Villa Park) for the 23rd District's state Senate seat next fall.
A bill to provide more funding to increase students opportunities at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) brought up very different feelings from four GOP senators at a recent Senate Education Committee hearing.
Illinois township governments' opposition to a property tax freeze, including a now-defeated amendment that would have required voter referendums on such freezes in most counties, is predictable, said the Burr Ridge village mayor.