Veto session set to begin The start date for the Illinois General Assembly’s annual Fall Veto Session is quickly approaching. This year’s veto session, which

DCFS Director Stepping Down Following the recent release of another scathing audit covering repeated issues with the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), the

State Senator Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) issued the following statement in response to the news that Marc D. Smith would be stepping down as the Director

New DCFS Audit Shows Alarming Problems Still Persist A new report by the Auditor General shows problems within the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS)

Controversial firearms ban law requires owners to submit affidavit by Jan. 1 Last week, the Illinois State Police released rules to implement part of the

For over two and a half years, Illinoisans have heard the arguments from both sides over the SAFE-T Act, which is the new Illinois law

SAFE-T Act update: ‘No cash bail’ set to take effect September 18 Since the final day of the 2021 lame-duck session, the SAFE-T Act has

DMV Facility Changes Take Effect on September 1 On Friday, September 1, all Secretary of State Driver Services Facilities (DMV) are adopting new hours of

State Senator Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) released the following statement after the Illinois Supreme Court ruled 4-3 to uphold the state’s “assault weapons” ban: “While the

IDES Audit Shows Severe Overspending of $5.24 Billion On July 26, the Illinois Auditor General released a 156-page-report on the Illinois Department of Employment Security