Rep. Dave Severin (R-Benton) is opening his doors for Carterville-area residents to offer concerns, complaints and compliments on local and statewide issues on Aug. 8.

Gov. Bruce Rauner's campaign committee has hired Matt Besler, president of the Illinois Opportunity Project, as its chief adviser, the non-profit advocacy announced on Monday.

The budget battle in the Illinois Statehouse has allowed workers' compensation fraud to continue largely unchecked, the law firm Keefe, Campbell, Biery & Associates (KCBA) contends.

Illinois did something this week that no state has ever done: received a downgraded credit rating to near-junk bond status.

Hamilton County has been issued a final property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, the state Department of Financial & Professional Regulation announced.

Three Southeastern lllinois counties, along with 21 others throughout the state, have violated the National Voter Registration Act, according to a letter sent to the state by the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch recently.

Becky Borgsmiller recently announced her candidacy for the John A. Logan College (JALC) board of trustees.

Compared actions to Kankakee Valley Park District; former KVPD executive director indicted by federal grand jury.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is leading Democrat Hillary Clinton by 39 percent in southeastern Illinois, a new Ogden & Fry poll commissioned by the Liberty Principles PAC, taken on Friday and Saturday, said.

Dale Fowler, Republican candidate for the District 59 state Senate seat, recently received the Chicago Tribune editorial board's endorsement.

Harrisburg's Dale Fowler, the Republican candidate for state Senate in District 59, spoke up on education and education funding recently.

Eldorado's Jason Kasiar, the Republican candidate for state House in District 118, released his plan to re-energize the downstate coal industry last week, adding a few words about his opponent, state Rep. Brandon Phelps (D-Harrisburg), before presenting his plan.

Supports police, firefighters and other first responders; intends to increase legal protections.